14 Facts About Andy Bennett

Andrew Bennett was born on 30 March 1955 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played 110 games for South Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL from 1974 to 1979 and 35 games for Hawthorn and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League from 1980 to 1985.

Andy Bennett played six games for South Australia in 1979 and 1980 including two State-of-Origin carnivals in Adelaide in 1979 and Perth in 1980.

Andy Bennett kicked 4 goals against Victoria in the State-of-Origin carnival played later that year in Perth.

Andy Bennett was a regular at Hawthorn in the 1980 VFL season, but had the rest of his time at the club ruined by injury.

In 1986 Andy Bennett guided his team to its first Grand Final appearance since 1978 but was unsuccessful.

Andy Bennett coached and played at Sandy Bay for three years including another finals appearance in 1988, his final year as captain-coach.

From 1986 to 1988 Andy Bennett represented Tasmania five times including captaining the side for three games in 1986.

Andy Bennett coached the Tasmanian representative side in three games in 1987.

In 1989 Andy Bennett returned to South Australia where he coached West Torrens Football Club for two seasons until the Club amalgamated with the Woodville Football Club for the 1991 season.

Andy Bennett took up a position as a boundary-rider for ABC Television's TFL broadcasts in the latter part of 1992 before he returned to coaching in 1993, taking up the senior coaching position with North Hobart for two seasons, guiding them to a Preliminary Final in his first season followed by a disappointing 1994 season whereby he retired as coach at season's end.

Andy Bennett, was in charge of the Tasmanian interstate team between 1995 and 1998 and steered them to wins over WAFL, SANFL and VFL representative teams.

Andy Bennett coached the State Under 18 team in the National Championships in Melbourne in 2000.

Andy Bennett was a commentator with ABC1 for 17 years, commentating on Tasmanian Devils VFL matches and ABC1's Tasmanian State League broadcasts.

Andy Bennett was a columnist with the Hobart Mercury newspaper.