John Bonney

John Bonney
Personal information
Full name	Daryl John Bonney
Date of birth	(1946-05-21)21 May 1946
Place of birth	Burnie, Tasmania
Date of death	20 February 2022(2022-02-20) (aged 75)
Place of death	Cobden, Victoria
Original team(s)	Cooee (NWFU)
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71.5 kg (158 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1967–69, 1971–73, 1976	St Kilda	87 (79)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Daryl John Bonney (21 May 1946 – 20 February 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda.^[1]

A wingman recruited from the small Tasmanian club Cooee, Bonney played in the St Kilda grand final team of 1971.^[2] 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 (which 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 nine 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 VFL seasons due to family reasons and the 1972 VFL season due to a knee injury.^[3]

Bonney died in Cobden, Victoria, on 20 February 2022 at the age of 75.^[4][5]

References

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. 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.
3. St Kilda, The Age, 5 March 1973.
4. "Tribute: John Bonney". Herald Sun.
5. "Death Notice: Bonney, John". Herald Sun.

External links

• John Bonney's playing statistics from AFL Tables