Barry Breen
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | January 7, 1948 , |
| Recruited from | Mentone |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1965, St Kilda vs. , at |
| Team(s) | St Kilda (1965-1982)
301 games, 307 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Barry Breen (born January 7, 1948) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, playing with St Kilda Football Club.
He famously kicked a wobbly punt that bounced through for a behind that broke the deadlock with Collingwood late in the dying minutes of the 1966 Grand Final that became St Kilda's first, and to date only, premiership. Captain in 1979 and former club games record holder he played 301 career games. Later became Sydney Swans general manager.
| Preceded by Kevin Neale |
St Kilda Leading Goal kicker 1970 |
Succeeded by Alan Davis |
| Preceded by Gary Colling |
St Kilda captain 1979 |
Succeeded by Garry Sidebottom |
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