Terry Benton

Terry Benton
Personal information
Full name Terry Benton
Date of birth (1942-07-13) 13 July 1942
Original team(s) West Coburg
Height/Weight 175 cm / 76 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1963-1969 North Melbourne 77 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1969 season.

Terry Benton (born 13 July 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Benton, a defender, played junior football at West Coburg, prior to joining North Melbourne.[1] He played with North Melbourne for seven seasons and didn't miss a game in both 1966 and 1967.[2]

In the early 1970s he coached Latrobe Valley Football League club Leongatha and won the league's best and fairest award in 1971.[3]

His grandson, Jaryd Cachia, was drafted by Carlton in 2010 but didn't play a senior league game.[4]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. AFL Tables: Terry Benton
  3. The Age,"This year it's the final six", 9 April 1970, p. 29
  4. Courier-Mail,"Jaryd Cachia no certainty after scaling great heights", 12 November 2009, Jon Anderson
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, October 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.