Gerrard Bennett

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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| name = Gerrard Bennett

| image =

| fullname = Gerrard Bennett

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|4|9|df=y}}

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| death_date =

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| originalteam = Tassie Mariners

| draftpick = 18th, 1996 National Draft

| height = 187 cm

| weight = 94 kg

| position =

| statsend = 2002

| years1 = 1997–1998

| club1 = Geelong

| games_goals1 = 0 (0)

| years2 = 1999–2002

| club2 = Sydney Swans

| games_goals2 = 32 (11)

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Gerrard Bennett (born 9 April 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Bennett played for the Tassie Mariners in the TAC Cup. His TFL Statewide League club was North Hobart.

Geelong secured the services of Bennett in the 1996 National Draft, with pick 18.{{cite book|last=Lovett, Michael|title=AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL| publisher=AFL Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0-9580300-5-7}} He suffered a knee injury in 1997 and was delisted by the club without playing a senior AFL game.Sydney Morning Herald,[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/11/1018333401779.html "Bennett has the last Luff"], 12 April 2002, Richard Hinds

A defender, Bennett was given a second chance when Sydney added him to their rookie list and he played 32 games for the Swans over four seasons.{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/G/Gerrard_Bennett.html |title=AFL Tables: Gerrard Bennett |website=afltables.com}} When not playing at Sydney during that time he made appearances for the Port Melbourne Football Club and won their best and fairest award in 2001.

After being delisted by the Swans, Bennett played in the SANFL with South Adelaide. He made 113 appearances for the club, before retiring in 2008.