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Key Facts

Full name
Barry Ion

Known as
Barry Ion

Born
9 October 1941 (age 83)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 209d
Last game: 23y 267d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 76 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray; Woodville

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 38, 21

Recruited from
Yarraville (1967)

Family links
Graham Ion (Brother)

Barry Ion

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FootscrayV/AFL1961-19654050.1350%7.802.001.600
WoodvilleSANFL1967-19682000.00—————
Total1961-1965, 1967-19686050.08—————

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 7,247th player to appear, 4,884th most games played, 6,350th most goals kickedFootscray: 489th player to appear, 308th most games played, 496th most goals kicked

From Carlton Rovers, Barry Ion was a steady defender for Footscray in 40 games from 1961 to 1965. He played in a grand final in his debut season, but despite being one of the Bulldogs’ best players could not prevent their losing to Hawthorn. After leaving the Western Oval Ion played 11 games and scored five goals for Yarraville in the VFA first division in 1966. He rounded off his time in the SANFL with Woodville, where he played 20 games in two seasons. He went on to carve out a noteworthy career as a radio presenter.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.