Kirby Bentley (born 9 May 1986) is an

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er who played for the and

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club based at Princes Park (stadium), Princes Park in Carlton North, Victoria, Carlton North, an inner suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The c ...

s in the

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competition (AFLW). Bentley was signed as a priority player by

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in August 2016 ahead of the league's inaugural 2017 season. She made her debut in Round 1,

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, in the club's inaugural match against at VU Whitten Oval. In 2017, Bentley played a State of Origin match for the Allies and injured her knee, which required surgery. She was delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 2018 season. In October 2018, Bentley joined Carlton as a free agent. The Kirby Bentley Cup, an Australian rules football trophy played for by Indigenous girls aged between thirteen and fifteen, is named for Bentley. Kirby has also played

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for both

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and Western Sting.

Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels

Bentley competed as a contestant on the 9th season of

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franchise of

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, Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels. So far, she has been praised by fans and critics for her strong social and strategic gameplay, and having great success in voting out other players through blindsides.

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* * Living people 1986 births Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Fremantle Football Club (AFLW) players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football 21st-century Indigenous Australian people Carlton Football Club (AFLW) players Australian netball players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Netball players from Western Australia West Coast Fever players Western Sting players Australian Netball League players West Australian Netball League players AIS Canberra Darters players Hunter Jaegers players Indigenous Australian netball players Survivor (franchise) contestants Australian Survivor {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub