Barry Standfield (born 13 February 1970) is a former

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er who played with Footscray and

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in the

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(AFL) during the 1990s. A key position player, Standfield spent seven seasons at Footscray but played 85 of his 98 games between 1992 and 1995, including six finals. Standfield snapped his Achilles tendon in a training incident prior to Round 4, ending his 1996 season. At the conclusion of the 1996 season, he was traded to Adelaide in the

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, for picks 32 and 47 which were used on

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and

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. On debut for Adelaide in the opening round of the

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, Standfield kicked five goals in a win over the

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. He also kicked a five-goal haul against his former club. Standfield lost his place in the team late in the season and missed out on participating in Adelaide's premiership. After leaving the AFL, Standfield returned to

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, where he had begun his career. He played with and coached Fish Creek in the

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and won the 2001 Peter Moore Medal as the 'Best and Fairest' in the league. In 2020, Standfield became the head coach of the Wilston Grange women's team in the QAFLW.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Standfield, Barry 1970 births Western Bulldogs players Adelaide Football Club players Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sturt Football Club players