Harley Bennell
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Harley Bennell in March 2016
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harley Bennell | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1992 | ||
| Original team(s) | Peel Thunder (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 2, 2010 National Draft, Gold Coast | ||
| Height / weight | 185cm / 81kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fremantle | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2015 | Gold Coast | 81 (92) | |
| 2016– | Fremantle | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 81 (92) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013 | Indigenous All-Stars | 1 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2013.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harley Bennell (born Harley Nannup; born 2 October 1992) is an Australian rules footballer with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted with the second selection in the 2010 AFL draft by the Gold Coast Football Club. Bennell was recruited from Peel Thunder Football Club which play in the West Australian Football League.
Born into an indigenous family of nine children, Harley Bennell is third eldest of his siblings. He is the brother of former Collingwood Football Club rookie listed player John Bennell and the cousin of West Coast Eagles player, Jamie Bennell.
Bennell began playing football competitively at the Pinjarra Junior Football Club at the age of 13. He competed in the juniors side for two years before going through the 2007 season undefeated with his team and tasted his first premiership at age 15. The following year Bennell began playing for the under 16s team at the Peel Thunder Football Club before breaking into the under 18s side and played forward predominately. In 2009 Bennell would be named captain of his high school team at Mandurah Senior College and would go on to play several games for the Peel seniors team in the West Australian Football League at 16 years of age.
Following the 2009 season he was offered an AIS scholarship. By the start of the 2010 season Bennell had experienced a growth spurt and selectors began to take more notice of him as he solidified a spot in the Peel Thunder seniors side. During the 2010 season Bennell would also be picked for the Western Australian under 18s team that competed in the AFL Under 18 Championships, he would walk away with the Larke Medal which is awarded to the best player of the tournament. Bennell would cap off a stunning 2010 season by being picked number 2 in the 2010 AFL draft by the Gold Coast Football Club.
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