Andy Bennett

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Andrew Bennett (born 30 March 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 110 games for South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1974 to 1979 and 35 games for Hawthorn and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1980 to 1985 VFL season. Making his senior debut for South Adelaide in 1975, Bennett soon became a leading player in the SANFL, representing South Australia six times, including at the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival and in 1980. Playing as a ruck-rover he was named South Australia's best player in the match against Victoria at Football Park in mid 1979. He kicked 4 goals against Victoria in the State-of-Origin carnival played later that year in Perth. Bennett was a regular at Hawthorn in the 1980 VFL season, but had the rest of his time at the club ruined by injury. After crossing to St Kilda in 1985 he managed to add a further 14 games to his tally and the following season became captain-coach of Tasmanian Football League club Sandy Bay and won the 1986 William Leitch Medal. In 1986 Bennett guided his team to its first Grand Final appearance since 1978 but was unsuccessful. He coached and played at Sandy Bay for three years including another finals appearance in 1988, his final year as captain-coach.…

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