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 career1
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]

  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.