Noel Barnett
Melbourne
AFL career
11 games2 goals
- Debut
- R3 1933 v ESS13 May 1933
- Most recent
- R16 1933 v FSC19 Aug 1933
Stats
Bio
A defender recruited from West Albury in the Ovens & Murray Football League, Noel Barnett had a brief but notable interaction with the VFL system before establishing himself as a country football star. He initially trained with Richmond during the 1932 pre-season but failed to secure a spot, eventually signing with Melbourne the following year where he managed 11 senior games in the backline. His time in the city was short-lived, as he returned to the border region in August 1934 to take on a prestigious captain-coach role with the newly merged Albury Football Club, replacing local icon Cleaver Bunton. The move back to regional football proved successful, with Barnett claiming the Morris Medal as the league's best and fairest player in 1935.
Profile
- Born
- 22 Nov 1908
- Died
- 21 July 2000 (aged 91y 242d)
- Birthplace
- Holbrook, NSW
- Deathplace
- Albury, NSW
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA defender recruited from West Albury in the Ovens & Murray Football League, Noel Barnett had a brief but notable interaction with the VFL system before establishing himself as a country football star. He initially trained with Richmond during the 1932 pre-season but failed to secure a spot, eventually signing with Melbourne the following year where he managed 11 senior games in the backline. His time in the city was short-lived, as he returned to the border region in August 1934 to take on a prestigious captain-coach role with the newly merged Albury Football Club, replacing local icon Cleaver Bunton. The move back to regional football proved successful, with Barnett claiming the Morris Medal as the league's best and fairest player in 1935.