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| Barry Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Barry James Round | ||
| Born | (1950-01-26)26 January 1950 | ||
| Died | 24 December 2022(2022-12-24) (aged 72) | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||
| Position | Ruckman/Tall Forward | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1968–75 | Footscray | 135 (136) | |
| 1976–85 | South Melbourne/Sydney | 193 (157) | |
| 1986–91 | Williamstown | 110 (103) | |
| Total | 438 (396) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| ????–?? | Victorian Football League | 5 (4) | |
| ????–?? | Victorian Football Association | 3 (4) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1989–93 | Williamstown | ?? (??) | |
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Barry James Round (26 January 1950 – 24 December 2022) was an Australian rules footballer. He played forFootscray andSouth Melbourne/Sydney in theVictorian Football League (VFL) between 1969 and 1985. He played 328 games (135 for Footscray and 193 for South Melbourne/Sydney), won aBrownlow Medal in 1981 (tying with his former teammateBernie Quinlan) and was the Swans' first captain during the Sydney era. Round's height and weight was 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) and 108 kg (17 st 0 lb).
After retirement from VFL football, Round played and coached for several years forWilliamstown in theVictorian Football Association, the second-highest level of football in Victoria, where he participated in their 1986 andcaptain-coached their 1990 premiership teams. He won the associationbest and fairest award, theJ. J. Liston Trophy, in 1987 and won the 1990Norm Goss Memorial Medal for best on field in the Grand Final.
Round captained theWilliamstown Football Club in the 1989–1991 seasons, and he coached the club from 1989 to 1993. During his short time at the club, Round won 3 consecutive Gerry Callahan Medals (Williamstown best and fairest award) between 1987 and 1989. In 2009, Barry Round was named in the WilliamstownTeam of the Century in the Ruck Position. In May 2014, Williamstown FC held their 150-year celebration and inducted Round as part of their inaugural Hall Of Fame team. On the same night, he was elevated to Legend status at the club, being one of only five players to receive the honour.
In 2001, Round was inducted into theAustralian Football Hall of Fame with a citation that read: "Lion-hearted big man who represented Footscray and Sydney with distinction". He was also a member of Sydney'sTeam of the Century, which was announced in 2003.
In 2005, Round appeared onThe AFL Footy Show's singing competition, "Screamers".
Barry Round died from organ failure on 24 December 2022, at age 72.[1] His son isDavid Round, who won the Williamstown best and fairest award in 1999.
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