Barrie Kerr
Footscray
AFL career
27 games20 goals
- Debut
- R17 1957 v RCH17 Aug 1957
- Most recent
- R8 1959 v RCH13 June 1959
Stats
Bio
Barrie Kerr was a tall utility who played for Footscray during the late 1950s, arriving at the Western Oval as the club sought to maintain momentum following its maiden premiership. Standing 188cm, a significant height for the era, he was utilised primarily as a key forward and relief ruckman capable of contesting high balls and providing a structural target inside 50. He made his senior debut as a teenager in 1957 and showed early promise, contributing 20 goals across his 27 senior appearances. Despite his physical attributes, Kerr struggled to cement a permanent position in a lineup anchored by club legends like Ted Whitten and the emerging John Schultz. He made his final VFL appearance in 1959 at just 21 years of age, eventually departing the top flight to continue his football journey in the amateur ranks with Old Melburnians.
Profile
- Born
- 30 Jan 1938 (age 88y 264d)
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBarrie Kerr was a tall utility who played for Footscray during the late 1950s, arriving at the Western Oval as the club sought to maintain momentum following its maiden premiership. Standing 188cm, a significant height for the era, he was utilised primarily as a key forward and relief ruckman capable of contesting high balls and providing a structural target inside 50. He made his senior debut as a teenager in 1957 and showed early promise, contributing 20 goals across his 27 senior appearances. Despite his physical attributes, Kerr struggled to cement a permanent position in a lineup anchored by club legends like Ted Whitten and the emerging John Schultz. He made his final VFL appearance in 1959 at just 21 years of age, eventually departing the top flight to continue his football journey in the amateur ranks with Old Melburnians.