David Barkley
Geelong · “Sparkles”
AFL career
55 games77 goals
- Debut
- R1 1972 v SME3 Apr 1972
- Most recent
- R22 1976 v HAW28 Aug 1976
Stats
1976 | GEE | 18 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1975 | GEE | 8 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
1974 | GEE | 5 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
1973 | GEE | 5 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 12.6 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
1972 | GEE | 19 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 14.4 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
HAW | KP | R22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
ESS | KP | R19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
FSC | WO | R18 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
COL | KP | R17 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
FIT | JO | R14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 |
RCH | MCG | R13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 |
SME | KP | R12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
HAW | PP | R11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 |
MEL | WP | R10 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.2 |
CAR | KP | R9 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
ESS | WH | R8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 |
FSC | KP | R7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 |
COL | VP | R6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
NTH | WP | R5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 |
FIT | KP | R4 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
STK | MO | R3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | 2.0 |
RCH | KP | R2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
SME | LO | R1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
Bio
Recruited from the VAFA powerhouse University Blues, David "Sparkles" Barkley arrived at the Cattery with a reputation as a prolific amateur goalkicker, having booted 94 majors in the 1971 season alone. A tall, strong-marking forward standing at 189cm, Barkley was a Geelong College product who transitioned effectively into the VFL, offering a reliable avenue to goal during his five-season stint. While he never quite replicated his massive amateur tallies at the elite level, he was a consistent contributor who averaged better than a goal a game, playing his best football as a key attacking target in the mid-1970s. He departed the league at just 26 years of age following a solid 1976 campaign where he featured 18 times, leaving behind a short but respectable career as a damaging forward option.
Profile
- Born
- 14 June 1950 (age 76y 129d)
- Height
- 189 cm
- Weight
- 88 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the VAFA powerhouse University Blues, David "Sparkles" Barkley arrived at the Cattery with a reputation as a prolific amateur goalkicker, having booted 94 majors in the 1971 season alone. A tall, strong-marking forward standing at 189cm, Barkley was a Geelong College product who transitioned effectively into the VFL, offering a reliable avenue to goal during his five-season stint. While he never quite replicated his massive amateur tallies at the elite level, he was a consistent contributor who averaged better than a goal a game, playing his best football as a key attacking target in the mid-1970s. He departed the league at just 26 years of age following a solid 1976 campaign where he featured 18 times, leaving behind a short but respectable career as a damaging forward option.