Kirby Bentley (born 9 May 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the and

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of ...

s in the

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

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

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

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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.

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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 Carlton Football Club (AFLW) players Australian netball players 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 {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub