Barry Mulcair (born 1 October 1948) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er 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 Mel ...
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).
Recruited from the
South Bendigo Football Club
The South Bendigo Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bloods'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Bendigo, Victoria.
The club teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League.
History
South ...
, Mulcair made his debut for Carlton in Round 13 of the
1970 VFL season
The 1970 VFL season was the 74th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.
The season featured twelve clubs, and ran from 4 April until 26 September. It was the fi ...
against . Named on the half-back flank, he was one of their best players, but shortly after the game notified club officials of his intent to return to country football.
Mulcair was eventually persuaded to stay, and ended up winning the 'Best First Year Player Award'.
He played at half back in Carlton's premiership side that year.
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1948 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Carlton Football Club players
Carlton Football Club Premiership players
South Bendigo Football Club players
Living people
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players