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Terry Benton

Terry Benton

Australian rules footballer

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

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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 and played 14 games for them.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. [2]
    "AFL Tables: Terry Benton". afltables.com.
  3. [3]
    The Age,"This year it's the final six", 9 April 1970, p. 29
  4. [4]
    Courier-Mail,"Jaryd Cachia no certainty after scaling great heights", 12 November 2009, Jon Anderson
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