Barry John Rowlings (born 21 August 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is one of few players to have played in League premierships at two clubs.
| Barry Rowlings | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Barry John Rowlings | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1950 | ||
| Original team(s) | Moe (LVFL) | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1975–1978 | Hawthorn | 82 (78) | |
| 1979–1986 | Richmond | 152 (117) | |
| Total | 234 (195) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1986. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Playing career
editRecruited from Moe, Rowlings played in Hawthorn's 1975 Grand Final defeat to North Melbourne, kicking the first goal of the game. He was one of Hawthorn's best players in the emotional 1976 premiership triumph.
In 1978 Rowlings suffered a serious knee injury which prevented him from being part of Hawthorn's 1978 triumph, and was cleared to Richmond. In his first season at Tigerland won the Jack Dyer Medal, which is awarded to Richmond's best and fairest player for the season.[1]
After playing career
editSince 1996[2] Rowlings has been involved with the football program at Caulfield Grammar School and Caulfield Grammarians Football Club, and holds a football ambassador and development coaching role for all year levels.[3][4]
Rowlings has been partly responsible for the football development of many current AFL players, such as Brent Hartigan, Jason Winderlich, Chris Judd, Tristan Cartledge, Matthew Richardson, and Tom Roach.
Further reading
edit- Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Carter, Ron (1 October 1979). "Rowlings top Tiger". The Age. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ The Bionic Boy, Herald Sun, 18 May 2002
- ^ "Future great for a pair of budding stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ "Caulfield Grammar School Football".
External links
edit- Barry Rowlings's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Barry Rowlings at AustralianFootball.com
- Greenberg, Tony (25 October 2012). "Top 20 Tiger trade pick-ups: No. 2". Richmond Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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