Career
Bant, who played mostly used as a centre half-back and fullback, started and ended his career in Western Australia. He joined Street Kilda for the 1906 VFL season and from his debut played 39 consecutive games. This included Street Kilda"s first ever final in 1907, with Bant the vice-captain.
After a season with Essendon in 1910, Bant returned to the West Australian Football League, this time playing for Subiaco.
Bant then returned to Subiaco and played for them in 1914 but missed another premiership the following year when he didn"t play a senior game. He was involved in a fatal traffic accident in 1928 when the truck he was driving missed a corner and collided into a telegraph post.
His passenger, former Subiaco teammate and coach Philosophy Matson, crashed into the pole and died two days later in hospital. Bant himself was injured but survived.
