Dominic Barry (born 7 March 1994) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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and the

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in the

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(AFL). Barry was initially a recruit as part of their zone recruiting, however, he was on-traded to Melbourne, which saw Melbourne also land

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in exchange for picks 3 and 13 during the 2012 trade period. At the end of the 2013 season, Barry represented

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in the

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against Ireland, despite having not played an AFL game. Barry made his AFL debut in round 15, 2014 against the . He played five games for 2014 before notifying Melbourne at the start of the pre-season that he had lost the desire to play AFL and would be returning to

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to focus on his family and cultural identity. In 2016, Barry began playing with Glenelg in the

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(SANFL). He had spent 2015 as a school bus driver and playing local football in

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. After one season with Glenelg, Barry nominated for the

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and was taken by

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with selection number 61.

Statistics

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from DemonWiki {{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Dom 1994 births Living people Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory Melbourne Football Club players Casey Demons players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Northern Territory Football Club players Waratah Football Club players People educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat Glenelg Football Club players Australia international rules football team players Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)