Edo Benetti

Edo Benetti
Personal information
Full name	Edo Benetti
Date of birth	2 December 1941
Original team(s)	Wonthaggi
Height/Weight	183 cm / 80 kg
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1961–1962	Richmond	9 (7)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1962 season.

Edo Benetti (born 2 December 1941) is a former Australian rules football player who played for Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Benetti was recruited from Wonthaggi^[2] in the South Gippsland Football League. He was the league's leading goalkicker in 1958 and 1959, played in Wonthaggi's premiership side in 1959 and won the league's best and fairest award in 1959 and 1960.

He played at full-forward^[3] and on the half-forward flank^[4] for the Tigers, kicking seven goals in his nine-game VFL career.^[5]

Benetti returned to Wonthaggi for a season in 1963 then, in 1964, played briefly for Yarraville in the Victorian Football Association before a back injury prematurely ended his playing career.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1

1. "Player Information - Edo Benetti". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
2. "Whitten to Have Training Test". The Age (Fairfax Media). 7 April 1960. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
3. "Moe Wingman to Decide Today". The Age (Fairfax Media). 18 April 1962. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
4. "Thompson, Benetti Fit for Tigers". The Age (Fairfax Media). 4 July 1962. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
5. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2011). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (9th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-921496-12-7.

External links

• Edo Benetti's statistics from AFL Tables