John Barnes (Australian rules footballer)

John Barnes
Personal information
Full name John Barnes
Date of birth (1969-06-01) 1 June 1969
Original team(s) Cobram (MFL)
Height/Weight 193cm / 95kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1987 – 1991
1992 – 1999
2000 – 2001
Total -		 Essendon
Geelong
Essendon		 012 (12)
144 (65)
046 (13)
202 (90)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001 season.
Career highlights

John Barnes (born 1 June 1969) is a retired Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Playing career

Barnes' VFL/AFL career included two State of Origin games for Victoria.

Early career – from Essendon to Geelong

The young Barnes was a ruckman/forward recruited by Essendon in 1986 from Cobram, Victoria. He was traded after five seasons with Windy Hill to the Geelong Football Club for Sean Denham.[1] Under the coaching of Malcolm Blight and later Gary Ayres he would go on to feature prominently in the losing 1994 and 1995 Grand Final sides. During a round five encounter at Princes Park against Carlton in 1997, after a marking duel, Barnes landed awkwardly on his left elbow, dislocating it and sidelining him for ten weeks. Barnes was delisted by the club in 1999. He had played a total of 144 games with 65 goals with the Cats.[2]

Return to Essendon

It was Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy however who tempted Barnes back to Windy Hill, and he was selected at number #59 in the 1999 AFL Draft. A shortage of ruckmen at the club lead Sheedy to reacquaint Barnes with his former club. A season later after defeat to the Brisbane Lions in the 2001 Grand Final, Barnes retired. He had totalled 58 games and 25 goals with the Bombers during his original tenure and return to the club.

Playing Statistics

[3]
Season Team # Games D K H M T H/O G B D K H M T H/O G B
Totals Averages (per game)
1987 Essendon 20 6 29 21 8 14 6 2 9 4 4.8 3.5 1.3 2.3 1.0 0.3 1.5 0.7
1988 Essendon 20 2 18 12 6 8 1 1 0 1 9.0 6.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5
1989 Essendon 20 2 18 10 8 8 2 5 1 1 9.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 2.5 0.5 0.5
1990 Essendon 20 2 17 9 8 6 1 7 2 1 8.5 4.5 4.0 3.0 0.5 3.5 1.0 0.5
1991 Essendon 20 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 Geelong 6 13 179 106 73 74 7 165 5 0 13.8 8.2 5.6 5.7 0.5 12.7 0.4 0.0
1993 Geelong 6 18 279 149 130 116 10 265 4 1 15.5 8.3 7.2 6.4 0.6 14.7 0.2 0.1
1994 Geelong 6 24 365 184 181 132 16 389 1 1 15.2 7.7 7.5 5.5 0.7 16.2 0.0 0.0
1995 Geelong 6 25 401 183 218 185 22 285 9 7 16.0 7.3 8.7 7.4 0.9 11.4 0.4 0.3
1996 Geelong 6 19 273 151 122 114 9 225 16 6 14.4 7.9 6.4 6.0 0.5 11.8 0.8 0.3
1997 Geelong 6 15 189 118 71 82 6 104 12 13 12.6 7.9 4.7 5.5 0.4 6.9 0.8 0.9
1998 Geelong 6 15 197 114 83 69 15 173 9 4 13.1 7.6 5.5 4.6 1.0 11.5 0.6 0.3
1999 Geelong 6 15 207 126 81 77 8 216 9 1 13.8 8.4 5.4 5.1 0.5 14.4 0.6 0.1
2000 Essendon 22 24 311 188 123 115 26 400 10 2 13.0 7.8 5.1 4.8 1.1 16.7 0.4 0.1
2001 Essendon 22 22 233 133 100 78 23 218 3 1 10.6 6.0 4.5 3.5 1.0 9.9 0.1 0.0
Career 202 2716 1504 1212 1078 152 2455 90 43 13.4 7.4 6.0 5.3 0.8 12.2 0.4 0.2

Post-playing career

Barnes figures as a runner for Essendon and was fined by the AFL for spending too long on the ground,[4] before he was controversially suspended for two matches by the AFL for interfering with play during the 2005 season,.[5]

In 2004, he played for the East Keilor Football Club in the Essendon District Football League.[6] He participated in the 2006 AFL Legends Match, playing for Victoria. Barnes became the ruck coach for the Western Bulldogs in the 2008 season.[7]

In 2009 he was appointed as coach of the Doutta Stars Football Club in the Essendon District Football League,

Currently John Barnes is the Ruck Coach for the Collingwood Football Club.

References

  1. ↑ Trades take time to shine
  2. ↑ Biography at Geelong Cats
  3. ↑ John Barnes' player profile at AFL Tables
  4. ↑ Dons puzzled over runner Barnes fine
  5. ↑ "Hird out and Bombers runner sidelined". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  6. ↑ Footy fury as team quits at halftime
  7. ↑ Hudson finds a home

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