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Full name
Barney Carr
Known as
Barney Carr
Born
27 August 1897
Died
19 January 1971 (aged 73)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 23y 253d
Last game: 31y 280d
Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Senior clubs
St. Kilda
Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 13
Recruited from
Prahran (1921)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Kilda | V/AFL | 1921-1929 | 130 | 5 | 0.04 | 39% | — | — | — | 2 |
Total | 1921-1929 | 130 | 5 | 0.04 | 39% | — | — | — | 2 |
AFL: 2,595th player to appear, 1,713th most games played, 6,216th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 517th player to appear, 86th most games played, 592nd most goals kicked
Barney Carr was a classy and extremely effective centreman who played briefly for Prahran before joining St Kilda in 1921. His use of the ball was impeccable, and he was universally regarded as one of the finest players of his era. He played 130 VFL games for the Saints between 1921 and 1929, and was a VFL representative player on nine occasions. Club best and fairest awards were only intermittently awarded at St Kilda during the 1920s, but Carr won one in his second season. He also captained the Saints briefly in 1925.
Author - John Devaney