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Key Facts

Full name
Barry Graham Norsworthy

Known as
Barry Norsworthy

Born
16 October 1951

Died
17 September 2021 (aged 69)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 25y 252d
Last game: 27y 201d

Height and weight
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 72 kg

Senior clubs
Central District; Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 12

Family links
Mark Norsworthy (Brother)

Barry Norsworthy

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
Central DistrictSANFL1969-1976, 1979-19801581781.13—————
MelbourneV/AFL1977-197921180.8629%9.435.861.767
Total1969-19801791961.10—————

AFL: 8,929th player to appear, 6,511th most games played, 3,954th most goals kickedMelbourne: 972nd player to appear, 571st most games played, 326th most goals kicked

A tough, nuggety rover, Barry Norsworthy made his league debut with Central District in 1969 while still at high school, and at the end of the year the majority of 'first year player of the year' awards went either to him, or to Norwood's Noel Pettingill. A dual state representative, he struck a rich vein of form during the mid-1970s, winning consecutive club best and fairest awards in 1975 and 1976. Norsworthy then spent the next three seasons with Melbourne but, having probably left his move to the VFL too late, managed just 21 senior games. He returned to Elizabeth Oval in 1979 for two further seasons with the Bulldogs which took his final tally of SANFL appearances to 158.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion

Footnotes

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