Grantley Bennett

Grantley Bennett (1910-1992) nicknamed Snowy was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney as a winger.

Grantley Bennett

Personal information
Full name	Grantley Lloyd Bennett
Born	17 Mar 1910 Wilberforce, New South Wales
Died	26 Apr 1982 Mona Vale, New South Wales
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1930–41 North Sydney 121 39 0 0 117 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1931–33 NSW City Firsts 7 5 0 0 15 1931–34 NSW City Seconds 4 4 0 0 12
Source: [1]

Playing career

Bennett began his first grade career in 1930, his three other brothers Ken, Cec and Eric also played for North Sydney. [2]

Bennett was a member of the North's teams in the 1930s where the club made the preliminary finals in 1935 but lost to South Sydney and the preliminary final in 1936 where they lost to Balmain. Bennett retired at the end of the 1941 season. Bennett also played representative football for NSW City Firsts and NSW City Seconds scoring a total of 9 tries in 11 games.

Grantley Bennett died on 24 Apr 1992 [3]

References

1. "Grantley Bennett – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
2. Whittacker/Hudosn: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ISBN 1875169571
3. Sydney Morning Herald - Death notice 28/4/1992