John Bonney

John Bonney
Personal information
Full name John Bonney
Date of birth 21st May 1946 (70)
Place of birth Burnie,Tasmania
Original team(s) Cooee
Height / weight 177cm, 71.5 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1967–69, 1971–73, 1976 St Kilda 87 (79)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.

John Bonney (born 21 May 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda. A wingman recruited from the small Tasmanian club Cooee, Bonney played in the St Kilda grand final team of 1971.[1] As an aspiring young player, he rang Collingwood hoping for a game, but was turned away. Wanting to play with a strong team, he then called St Kilda (who played in the 1966 VFL Grand Final), was accepted and played from the bench in the first game. In a career that was riddled with injuries, his nose was broken a total of 9 times, and he had a near fatal injury in which his spleen was punctured by a kick to the stomach. He missed the 1970 and 1974 seasons due to family reasons, and the 1972 season due to a knee injury.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 53. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  2. ↑ St Kilda, The Age, 5 March 1973


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