Barry Davis (footballer)

Barry Davis
Personal information
Full name	Barry Davis
Date of birth	(1943-09-15) 15 September 1943
Original team(s)	Essendon High School
Height/Weight	185 cm / 87 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1961–1972 1973–1975 Total	Essendon North Melbourne	218 0(65) 071 0(54) 289 (119)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1978 – 1980	Essendon	067 (30–36–1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980 season.

Barry Davis (born 15 September 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Essendon and North Melbourne, before coaching his original team between 1978 and 1980.

Essendon career

Recruited from Essendon High School and making his debut with Essendon Football Club in the VFL in 1961, Davis played off the half-back line and was quite a prolific player. He went on to play 218 games and kick 65 goals for the club, winning the Bombers' best and fairest award three times – in 1968, 1969 and 1971. He captained the side in 1970 and 1971, also winning premierships in 1962 and 1965. He was named in Essendon's official 'Team of the Twentieth Century'.

North Melbourne career

Moving to North in 1973 under the VFL's "10-year rule", Davis won North Melbourne's best and fairest in his first year at North. He went on to captain the Roos' first ever premiership side in 1975, his final VFL season. He had played 71 games and kicked 54 goals for North before retiring. He was also named in North Melbourne's team of the century.

Coaching career

Davis coached his original club, Essendon, from 1978 to 1980, with a 30 win, 36 losses and 1 draw record. He resigned and made way for Kevin Sheedy, who coached the club until the end of the 2007 season.

Statistics

†	Denotes seasons in which Davis won an AFL Premiership
	Led the league for the Season only*
	Led the league after Finals only*
	Led the league after Season and Finals*

*10 games required to be eligible.

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
1961	Essendon	32	17	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.8	–	–	–	–	–	–
1962†	Essendon	32	17	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–	–
1963	Essendon	32	18	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.1	–	–	–	–	–	–
1964	Essendon	32	16	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–
1965†	Essendon	32	12	0	0	126	23	149	61	–	0.0	0.0	10.5	1.9	12.4	5.1	–
1966	Essendon	32	20	1	2	275	30	305	82	–	0.1	0.1	13.8	1.5	15.3	4.1	–
1967	Essendon	32	17	0	0	292	32	324	72	–	0.0	0.0	17.2	1.9	19.1	4.2	–
1968	Essendon	32	22	1	8	394	87	481	136	–	0.0	0.4	17.9	4.0	21.9	6.2	–
1969	Essendon	32	19	18	18	446	90	536	134	–	0.9	0.9	23.5	4.7	28.2	7.1	–
1970	Essendon	32	19	17	23	382	85	467	101	–	0.9	1.2	20.1	4.5	24.6	5.3	–
1971	Essendon	32	19	11	23	400	62	462	132	–	0.6	1.2	21.1	3.3	24.3	6.9	–
1972	Essendon	32	22	2	2	376	34	410	106	–	0.1	0.1	17.1	1.5	18.6	4.8	–
1973	North Melbourne	32	21	19	19	466	67	533	89	–	0.9	0.9	22.2	3.2	25.4	4.2	–
1974	North Melbourne	32	24	21	16	461	92	553	113	–	0.9	0.7	19.2	3.8	23.0	4.7	–
1975†	North Melbourne	32	26	14	12	503	106	609	102	–	0.5	0.5	20.1	4.2	24.4	4.1	–
Career			289	119	123	4121	708	4829	1128	–	0.4	0.6	18.7	3.2	22.0	5.1	–

External links

• Barry Davis's profile from AustralianFootball.com