Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Monday, 1st October, 1956
- Current Age
- 69 years and 179 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Midweek Cup
- 1976
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 68 | 24 | - | - | 72 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 54.41% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 83 | 26 | - | - | 78 | 47 | 34 | 4 | 56.63% | List | |||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1976 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1977 | 23 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 56.52% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1978 | 19 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 42.11% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1979 | 20 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | 1976-79 | 68 | 24 | - | - | 72 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 54.41% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
5 Sep 2013 10:11pm
Dennis Bendall broke his neck is a swimming accident at Glenbrook NSW in 1980, and I am pretty sure he passed away a few years ago
17 Sep 2013 11:16am
Dennis was a fast and strong player, whose career was ended with a diving accident that broke his spine in the 1970s
21 Feb 2015 3:00am
I played against him when he was with holy cross.i hated him as he was so good.but later we played together on ryde district first year in competition and became great friends.he was always the nicest guy.unfortunately I live in America now but thank god for facebook.his brother phill was also a great player
4 Sep 2018 11:19pm
Bendalls swimming accident was in 1979
He is still alive and well
10 Jan 2019 8:52pm
Denis Bendall is fit, alive and well and training daily.
10 Mar 2019 1:12pm
Denis and Philip are second cousins and both very well. Am currently having coffee with Phil and his wife Linda, daughter Catherine, grandson Leif as well as Mum Harue who has her 90th birthday soon. All the best. Great website. Michael
31 Jul 2019 3:46pm
As at today (31/07/2019) Dennis Bendall is still alive and well and working in retail at Gladesville NSW. I am aware that he still maintains regular contact with Steve ("Stopper") Lavers.
17 Sep 2019 3:24pm
Dennis is a thorough gentleman and quick witted. He still trains hard in the pool and enjoys his lifestyle on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. He is admired by his family and friends.
22 Mar 2020 4:57pm
I had coffee yesterday at Collaroy with Dennis. He is very much alive and is a truly nice guy.
16 Aug 2020 3:54pm
Had a beer with Dennis last night,he is alive and well,does ocean swimming without a wetsuit so he is still tough,tougher than me.
19 Jan 2021 12:26pm
He is still alive
18 Sep 2021 7:52am
I born on the same day as Dennis and our Mothers were both Japanese that relocated to Australia. I supported Balmain Tigers and watched him play he was good. I never met the man but my Mother was friends with his. A Rugby League career cut short by a tragic accident.
15 Nov 2021 8:57am
He was an outstanding rugby league player, good enough to represent Australia.
29 Nov 2021 9:04pm
I am looking for Dennis his brother Phillip and their parents Allan and Lynette,
9 Feb 2022 10:02pm
His capacity to break a tackle was amazing. You had him hard around his legs, next second you’re face down in the mud and his gone.
6 Mar 2022 2:26pm
Dennis is still around and looking strong. He presented jerseys for the japanese moonbears, being the first league player with japanese heritage, at Pioneers Park on the 5th of March 2022.
26 Jun 2022 10:40am
There is a 10min interview with him on Youtube.
20 Aug 2022 10:20pm
dennis is still very much alive and looks very young and fit for his age,he swims and works todfay
FRANK 20 AUGUST 2022
30 Sep 2023 11:03am
I had a lovely chat sitting on a sandstone block with Dennis yesterday 29.9.23 at Collaroy. He is in great spirits and, although he is damaged from his terrible accident, he works out doing quite a few laps in the Collaroy pool. He is wonderful company, quietly spoken, intelligent, always cheerful and the nicest guy in the world.
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