Barry Kenneth Lawrence (born 13 February 1946) is a former

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er who played for St Kilda in the

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(VFL) and for

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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. He was selected as a

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in the St Kilda

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and on the half back flank in the Tasmanian Team of the Century. Later he returned to the forward line. He is the father of former St Kilda and

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player Steven Lawrence.

References

External links

Saints Player EncyclopediaHall of Fame biography at Saints.com.au
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Barry 1947 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Tasmania St Kilda Football Club players Longford Football Club players Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees 20th-century Australian sportsmen