Barry Lawrence

Australian rules footballer, born 1947

Australian rules footballer
Barry Lawrence
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-02-13) 13 February 1946 (age 78)
Original team(s) Longford (NTFA)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1969–1976 St Kilda 126 (80)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.
Career highlights
  • St Kilda captain 1974–1975
  • Victorian state representative 1972
  • Victorian state B side captain 1973
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Barry Keith Lawrence (born 13 February 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for Longford in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA).

Barry played as a forward for Longford in Tasmania and signed to play with Hawthorn in 1967 but he decided to stay in Tasmania for two more years.[citation needed]

He was selected as a back pocket in the St Kilda Team of the Century[1] and on the half back flank in the Tasmanian Team of the Century.[2]

Later he returned to the forward line.

He is the father of former St Kilda and Brisbane player Steven Lawrence.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "St Kilda Team of the Century".
  2. ^ "Shaw honoured in Tasmanian Team of Century". 28 June 2004.

External links

  • Saints Player Encyclopedia
  • Hall of Fame biography at Saints.com.au
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St Kilda Football Club · Team of the Century 1900–1999
Full-back
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Tasmanian Team of the Century
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Midfielders
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Assistant coach
  • Robert Shaw
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Tasmanian team – 1966 Interstate Carnival
Victoria (VFL) 26.24 (180) defeated Tasmania 11.13 (104), at North Hobart Oval, 9 June 1966, crowd: 20,047
Tasmania 19.27 (141) defeated Victoria (VFA) 7.11 (53), at North Hobart Oval, 11 June 1966, crowd: 23,764
Western Australia 17.13 (115) defeated Tasmania 16.10 (106), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199
South Australia 14.7 (91) defeated Tasmania 9.13 (67), at North Hobart Oval, 18 June 1966, crowd: 23,368
Coach: Leo