Barry Rowlings

Barry Rowlings
Personal information
Date of birth21 August 1950
Original teamMoe (LVFL)
Height/Weight178 cm / 77 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1975–1978
1979–1986
Total		Hawthorn
Richmond		82 (78)
152 (117)
234 (195)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1986 season.
Career highlights
  • Hawthorn premiership player 1976
  • Richmond premiership player 1980
  • Jack Dyer Medal 1979
  • Richmond captain 1983–1984

Barry Rowlings (born 21 August 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Hawthorn and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s and 1980s.

Recruited from Moe, Rowlings 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] Since 1996[2] has been Football Director at Caulfield Grammar School and holds a 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

References

  1. ↑ Carter, Ron (1 October 1979). "Rowlings top Tiger". The Age. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. ↑ The Bionic Boy, Herald Sun, 18 May 2002
  3. ↑ "Future great for a pair of budding stars". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  4. ↑ CGFC awakens

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Awards
Preceded by
Geoff Raines		 Richmond Best and Fairest winner
1979 		Succeeded by
Geoff Raines