Barry Gill
Carlton
AFL career
132 games5 goals
- Debut
- R2 1964 v HAW25 Apr 1964
- Most recent
- R10 1972 v HAW3 June 1972
Stats
1972 | CAR | 3 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1971 | CAR | 22 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1970 | CAR | 24 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1969 | CAR | 21 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1968 | CAR | 9 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
1967 | CAR | 14 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1966 | CAR | 18 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1965 | CAR | 8 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
1964 | CAR | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - |
Bio
Recruited from Casterton in western Victoria, Barry Gill continued a strong family tradition at Princes Park, joining his older brother John at the Blues in 1964. While John was a forward, Barry established himself as a dependable, no-nonsense defender who could lock down an opponent in the back pocket or provide drive from a half-back flank. He wasn't known for being flashy, but he was deceptively quick and possessed a strong pair of hands, attributes that made him a favorite of legendary coach Ron Barassi during the club's successful era in the late 1960s.
Gill became a fixture of the Carlton defence, playing a crucial role in the club's drought-breaking 1968 premiership win over Essendon. He doubled his premiership tally two years later, featuring in the famous 1970 Grand Final comeback against Collingwood where the Blues overturned a 44-point half-time deficit. After 132 games and two flags, he left the VFL at the end of 1972 to captain-coach Williamstown in the VFA, leaving behind a legacy as a disciplined and vital cog in one of Carlton’s greatest sides.
Profile
- Born
- 21 Jan 1945 (age 81y 285d)
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership(2Ă—) 1968, 1970
Family
- Brother:John Gill
- Uncle:Frank Gill
- Cousin:Dick Gill
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Casterton in western Victoria, Barry Gill continued a strong family tradition at Princes Park, joining his older brother John at the Blues in 1964. While John was a forward, Barry established himself as a dependable, no-nonsense defender who could lock down an opponent in the back pocket or provide drive from a half-back flank. He wasn't known for being flashy, but he was deceptively quick and possessed a strong pair of hands, attributes that made him a favorite of legendary coach Ron Barassi during the club's successful era in the late 1960s.
Gill became a fixture of the Carlton defence, playing a crucial role in the club's drought-breaking 1968 premiership win over Essendon. He doubled his premiership tally two years later, featuring in the famous 1970 Grand Final comeback against Collingwood where the Blues overturned a 44-point half-time deficit. After 132 games and two flags, he left the VFL at the end of 1972 to captain-coach Williamstown in the VFA, leaving behind a legacy as a disciplined and vital cog in one of Carlton’s greatest sides.