Barry Colliver
Essendon
AFL career
7 games1 goals
- Debut
- R10 1954 v STK26 June 1954
- Most recent
- R11 1955 v FIT2 July 1955
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Carrum, Barry Colliver worked his way through the Essendon ranks to become a standout junior player, winning the Thirds Best and Fairest in 1952 and captaining the under-19s the following season. A half-back defender, he struggled to break into a strong senior lineup, with six of his seven VFL appearances coming as a reserve. Despite limited opportunities at the top level, his talent was acknowledged with selection in the League Seconds representative side in 1954. He departed Windy Hill to pursue a career in country football, playing for Rushworth before taking on a captain-coach role at Lake Boga in the late 1950s.
Profile
- Born
- 28 Feb 1935
- Died
- 19 May 2023 (aged 88y 80d)
- Height
- 177 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Carrum, Barry Colliver worked his way through the Essendon ranks to become a standout junior player, winning the Thirds Best and Fairest in 1952 and captaining the under-19s the following season. A half-back defender, he struggled to break into a strong senior lineup, with six of his seven VFL appearances coming as a reserve. Despite limited opportunities at the top level, his talent was acknowledged with selection in the League Seconds representative side in 1954. He departed Windy Hill to pursue a career in country football, playing for Rushworth before taking on a captain-coach role at Lake Boga in the late 1950s.