Barry Round
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Barry Round played for Footscray and South Melbourne/Sydney
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) between 1969 and 1985. Along the way, he played 328 games (135 for Footscray and 193 for South Melbourne/Sydney), won a Brownlow Medal
in 1981 (tying with his former teammate Bernie Quinlan
) and was the Swans' first captain during the Sydney era. Round's height and weight was 193 cm and 110 kg.
After retirement from VFL football, he played and coached for several years for Williamstown
in the Victorian Football Association, the second highest level of football in Victoria, where he participated in both their 1986 and 1990 premiership teams. He won the Association Best and Fairest
award, the J. J. Liston Trophy
, in 1987.
In 2005, Round appeared on The AFL Footy Show
's singing competition, "Screamers".
In 2001 Round was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
with a citation that read:
He is a member of Sydney's Team of the Century, which was announced in 2003.
A son, David Round
, won the Williamstown best and fairest award in 1999.
Player honors:
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL) between 1969 and 1985. Along the way, he played 328 games (135 for Footscray and 193 for South Melbourne/Sydney), won a Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
in 1981 (tying with his former teammate Bernie Quinlan
Bernie Quinlan
Bernie Quinlan , was a former Australian rules footballer and coach, who enjoyed a lengthy career with Footscray and Fitzroy in the VFL. He played 366 league games in total.- Playing career :...
) and was the Swans' first captain during the Sydney era. Round's height and weight was 193 cm and 110 kg.
After retirement from VFL football, he played and coached for several years for Williamstown
Williamstown Football Club
The Williamstown Football Club, nicknamed The Seagulls, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne and are currently playing in the Victorian Football League...
in the Victorian Football Association, the second highest level of football in Victoria, where he participated in both their 1986 and 1990 premiership teams. He won the Association Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
award, the J. J. Liston Trophy
J. J. Liston Trophy
The J. J. Liston Trophy is awarded to the best and fairest senior player in the Victorian Football League .-History:The VFA awarded the Recorder Cup from 1923 to 1941, and also ran a different award known as the VFA Medal .After a hiatus in 1942 to 1944 due to World War II, a best and fairest award...
, in 1987.
In 2005, Round appeared on The AFL Footy Show
The AFL Footy Show
The Footy Show is a Logie Award winning Australian sports television program, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates.This show, which is dedicated to the AFL and Australian rules football, made its debut on 24 March 1994 at the same time as the other version which relates to the NRL and rugby...
's singing competition, "Screamers".
In 2001 Round was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
Australian Football Hall of Fame
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...
with a citation that read:
- Lion-hearted big man who represented Footscray and Sydney with distinction.
He is a member of Sydney's Team of the Century, which was announced in 2003.
A son, David Round
David Round
David Round is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League ....
, won the Williamstown best and fairest award in 1999.
Career highlights
Playing career:- 1969–1986 (games: 328, goals: 293)
- Footscray 1968–1975 (games: 135, goals: 136)
- South Melbourne/Sydney 1976–1985 (games: 193, goals: 157)
Player honors:
- 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)