 He was drafted as a rookie by the Carlton with its third selection (#37 overall) in the 2009 AFL rookie draft.He made his Carlton debut in Round 6, and played five games for the season, before being delisted at the end of the season.Bentley made a return to local football in 2010 returning to his old home club, Rosebud, in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League, and in 2011 he was the joint-winner of the George Osborne Medal as the Nepean division best and fairest.