Barry James Round (26 January 1950 – 24 December 2022) was an Australian rules footballer. He played for and South Melbourne/Sydney in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL) between 1969 and 1985. He played 328 games (135 for Footscray and 193 for South Melbourne/Sydney), won a

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in 1981 (tying with his former teammate

Bernie Quinlan Bernard Francis Quinlan (born 21 July 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). One of a handful of players to have won a Brownlow ...

) and was the Swans' first captain during the Sydney era. Round's height and weight was and . After retirement from VFL football, he played and coached for several years for Williamstown in the

Victorian Football Association The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

, the second-highest level of football in Victoria, where he participated in their 1986 and captain-coached their 1990 premiership teams. He won the association

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award, the J. J. Liston Trophy, in 1987 and won the 1990 Norm Goss Memorial Medal for best on field in the Grand Final. Round captained the

Williamstown Football Club The Williamstown Football Club, nicknamed The Seagulls, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne. The club currently competes in the men's and women's Victorian Football League and VFLW competitions. History The Williamstown Fo ...

in the 1989–1991 seasons, and he coached the club from 1989 to 1993. During his short time at the club, Round won 3 consecutive Gerry Callahan Medals (Williamstown best and fairest award) between 1987 and 1989. In 2009, Barry Round was named in the Williamstown

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in the Ruck Position. In May 2014, Williamstown FC held their 150-year celebration and inducted Round as part of their inaugural Hall Of Fame team. On the same night, he was elevated to Legend status at the club, being one of only five players to receive the honour. In 2001, Round was inducted into the

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with a citation that read: "Lion-hearted big man who represented Footscray and Sydney with distinction". He was also a member of Sydney's

, which was announced in 2003. In 2005, Round appeared on ''

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's'' singing competition, "Screamers". Barry Round died from organ failure on 24 December 2022, at age 72. His son is

David Round David Round (born 25 June 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Round, the son of former Brownlow Medal winner Barry, was drafted by the Western Bulldogs und ...

, who won the Williamstown best and fairest award in 1999.

Career highlights

Playing career

* 1969–1985 (games: 328, goals: 293) * Footscray 1969–1975 (games: 135, goals: 136) * South Melbourne/Sydney 1976–1985 (games: 193, goals: 157)

Player honours

* Brownlow Medal 1981 * Liston Trophy 1987 * South Melbourne/Sydney best and fairest 1979, 1981 * South Melbourne/Sydney captain 1980–1984 * South Melbourne/Sydney Team of the Century * VFL representative (5 games, 4 goals) * VFA representative (3 games, 4 goals)

References

External links

AFL: Hall of Fame
* 1950 births 2022 deaths Brownlow Medal winners Bob Skilton Medal winners Sydney Swans players Western Bulldogs players Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Williamstown Football Club players Williamstown Football Club coaches Warragul Football Club players J. J. Liston Trophy winners Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub