Barry Gill (born 21 January 1945) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played for the
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition.
Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Me ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
A member of one of Carlton's famous footballing families, Gill was regarded as a dependable, no-frills defender who was part of two premiership teams for the Blues. He is the younger brother of
John Gill, nephew of
Frank Gill Frank Gill may refer to:
* Frank Gill (Australian footballer) (1908–1970), Australian rules footballer with Carlton
* Frank Gill (footballer, born 1948), footballer for Tranmere Rovers
*Frank Gill (politician) (1917–1982), New Zealand politicia ...
and cousin of
Dick Gill, all of whom also played for Carlton at senior VFL level.
Gill carried his good form from 1969 into
1970
Events
January
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, playing every game until Round 21 against at Princes Park, when he was replaced at three-quarter time after sustaining a slight thigh muscle strain. Carlton decided to rest Gill for the final home-and-away round in order for him to recover for the Second Semi-final against Collingwood. In a thrilling match which would serve as a prelude to the Grand final, Collingwood prevailed by ten points. Gill was considered one of Carlton's best afield.
Gill was a defender and usually played in a
back pocket and later in his career moving to
centre half back
In the sport of Australian rules football, the half-back line refers to the positions of the 3 players on the field that occupy the centre half-back and left and right half-back flank positions.
Centre half-back
The role of the centre half-bac ...
. A member of Carlton's 1968 and 1970 premiership sides, Gill left the club after the 1972 season, and served as captain-coach of
Williamstown in the
VFA from 1973 until 1974.
References
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Blueseum profile
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1945 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Carlton Football Club players
Carlton Football Club Premiership players
Williamstown Football Club players
Williamstown Football Club coaches
Casterton Football Club players
Living people
VFL/AFL Premiership players