Tags: Australian Rules Football Player.
John Bonney (born 21 November 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. 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.