Lloyd Bennett

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2011}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Lloyd Bennett

| image =

| fullname = Reginald George Whitton Bennett

| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|4|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Devonport, Tasmania

| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|4|16|1916|4|8|df=yes}}

| death_place =

| originalteam = Longford

| height = 182 cm

| weight = 83 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1944

| years1 = 1944

| club1 = Melbourne

| games_goals1 = 9 (4)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Reginald George Whitton "Lloyd" Bennett (8 April 1916 – 16 April 1995){{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/Players/player/Lloyd%20Bennett/7179|title=Lloyd Bennett - Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=21 November 2014}} was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Bennett was nicknamed Lloyd after British Prime Minister David Lloyd George and won a Tasman Shields Trophy with Longford in 1940. He made his VFL debut in captain-coach Percy Beames's 200th game and made nine appearances in his only season for Melbourne.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.