set-shot for goal after the siren brushed a goal post, and the Blues went down by 4 points.

Eight weeks later, Greg returned to the Blues seniors for the first of four games in succession – each beginning from the bench, and each notable for different reasons. In round 14 against Fremantle at Subiaco, Carlton wore bright yellow guernseys in support of the Livestrong Foundation, and won by 15 points. The following week at the MCG, Carlton comfortably beat Richmond and Fevola kicked 9 goals. In round 16 at Docklands, Carlton broke a 12-game losing streak with a massive 10-goal victory over Sydney, before the team crashed in a heap and was demolished by Collingwood in front of another huge crowd on a Friday night at the MCG inround 17.

Bentley lost his place in the side after that, and wasn’t recalled before the Blues’ season ended with a final-quarter fadeout against the Brisbane Lions in an Elimination Final at the Gabba. He was then cut from Carlton’s list in an end-of-season cleanout, and headed back to his original club Rosebud.

Bentley played with Rosebud from 2010, the following season he won the leagues best and fairest award. In 2015, Bentley filled the role of an assistant on-field coach at Rosebud, helping to lead the Blues to the Nepean Football League Premiership with victory over Somerville in the Grand Final, he was still representing them in 2018.