Barrie Somerville
Barrie Somerville (born 5 March 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Barrie Somerville | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Barrie Somerville | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1941 | ||
| Original team(s) | Lucknow | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1958 | North Melbourne | 3 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Somerville was only 17 when he played his three games of VFL football. He had been recruited from Lucknow in the Bairnsdale District FL after he kicked 119 goals in the 1957 season.
City life didn't agree with him and he eventually returned to Lucknow. In 1964 and 1965 he again topped the Bairnsdale DFL goalkicking for Lucknow.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 835. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Barrie Somerville's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Barrie Somerville at AustralianFootball.com
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