Syd Barker, Jr.

Syd Barker, Jr.
Personal information
Full name Sydney Quinton Barker, Junior
Date of birth (1911-10-15)15 October 1911
Place of birth North Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 7 March 1965(1965-03-07) (aged 53)
Height/Weight 185 cm / 84 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1930-1933 North Melbourne 41 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1933 season.

Sydney Quinton Barker, Junior (15 October 1911 – 7 March 1965)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Barker was born in North Melbourne on 15 October 1911.[2] His father, Syd Senior, was then playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football Association and would go on to captain-coach the club in the VFL.[3]

A follower, Barker was described as being sturdily built like his father, who died in March 1930.[4][5] It was that year that Barker Junior joined the club and he made his debut in round 12, against St Kilda.[6] He played in all of North Melbourne's remaining games that season and appeared in all 18 rounds of the 1931 VFL season.[6] It wasn't until 1932 that he featured in a win, with North Melbourne having lost all 26 of his prior games.[6][7] This is the longest streak of losses before a first win for any player who hasn't played for St Kilda or University.[7] He played six games that year and another 10 in 1933, then was omitted from the North Melbourne list.

He sought a clearance to Essendon in 1934, for which he required a residential clearance from South Melbourne, as he lived in Middle Park.[8][9] The clearance was granted by South Melbourne and he joined Essendon in June, but he would not get to appear in league football for his new club.[6][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Syd Barker – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. ↑ "Football.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 21 April 1930. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Football.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 21 May 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Syd Barker – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Miscellaneous Player Records – Games Before First Win". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "600 Seats Available.". Record (Emerald Hill) (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 9 June 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "S. Barker, of N.Melb.". Record (Emerald Hill) (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 2 June 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "W. Cubbins Out Of The Footscray Team Tommorow.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 8 June 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

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