Bill Barry
Collingwood
AFL career
4 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1925 v ESS2 May 1925
- Most recent
- R9 1925 v RCH27 June 1925
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Fairfield with a background at Yarraville, Bill Barry was a versatile follower and defender who briefly broke into the Collingwood lineup during the mid-1920s. Standing 183cm—a solid height for a ruckman or key position player in that era—he earned his debut in the opening round of the 1925 season against Essendon. Barry managed four senior appearances scattered across the first half of the year, providing support to a Magpies squad that would eventually finish the home-and-away season as runners-up. Despite his utility value, he was unable to secure a permanent spot in a fiercely competitive team building towards the legendary "Machine" era and finished his VFL career at the conclusion of the season.
Profile
- Born
- 07 Feb 1899
- Died
- 12 Dec 1955 (aged 56y 308d)
Teams
- Collingwood4 games, 0 goals1925
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Fairfield with a background at Yarraville, Bill Barry was a versatile follower and defender who briefly broke into the Collingwood lineup during the mid-1920s. Standing 183cm—a solid height for a ruckman or key position player in that era—he earned his debut in the opening round of the 1925 season against Essendon. Barry managed four senior appearances scattered across the first half of the year, providing support to a Magpies squad that would eventually finish the home-and-away season as runners-up. Despite his utility value, he was unable to secure a permanent spot in a fiercely competitive team building towards the legendary "Machine" era and finished his VFL career at the conclusion of the season.