Barry Goodingham (born 9 May 1945) was a regular first ruckman for the

North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also ...

and

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in the

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(VFL) during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Nicknamed ' Lurch', due to his resemblance to the butler in the television sitcom

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, he captained North Melbourne in 1971. Recruited from Edithvale-Aspendale, he was selected in North Melbourne's first Premiership team in 1975, but appeared only briefly to replace Mick Nolan late in the last quarter. He enjoys a life membership of the North Melbourne Football Club. Goodingham finished his VFL career with a two-year stint at

, traded in a deal that sent

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to North Melbourne. He then went to South Australia and played for three years for Woodville, the last two as playing coach.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodingham, Barry North Melbourne Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club premiership players Sydney Swans players Woodville Football Club players Woodville Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 1945 births Living people VFL/AFL premiership players