Peter Barry (19 October 1937 – 7 June 2005) was an

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er who played with

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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). Barry was a key position player, who joined Carlton from Bayswater. He broke into the seniors during the second half of the

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and the following year played 19 of a possible 20 games.AFL Tables: Peter Barry
/ref> After playing the opening two rounds in 1960, Barry struggled with illness and didn't made any more appearances that year. He played mostly as a full-back and appeared in that position for Carlton in their 1962 finals campaign, for which he is most remembered. With just seconds remaining in the preliminary final replay against

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

, Carlton were holding onto a five point lead as the ball was kicked in the direction of Barry and his opponent, full-forward

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. The mark was taken by Wade, just 30 metres out and directly in front of goals, but instead of taking what would have been a shot after the siren to win the game, umpire Jack Irving awarded Barry a free-kick. It was later explained that Irving had seen Wade holding Barry's shorts during the marking contest. In 1964, having played only couple of reserves games, Barry was granted a clearance to

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.''The Age'
"Peter Barry Cleared to Port Melbourne"
20 May 1964, p. 13

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Peter 1937 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Carlton Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club players 2005 deaths