Barnaby French

Last updated

Barnaby French
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-11-25) 25 November 1975 (age 42)
Original team(s) Ironbank
Height 200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1999–2002 Port Adelaide 062 (20)
2003–2006 Carlton 071 (20)
Total133 (40)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Barnaby French (born 25 November 1975) is a former professional Australian rules footballer.

Australian rules football Contact sport invented in Melbourne

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between behind posts.

French attended Pembroke School in Adelaide. A champion junior rower, French was a member of the Australian under 23s rowing team. He gave up rowing when his studies interfered. [1]

Pembroke School, Adelaide school in Adelaide, South Australia

Pembroke School is an Australian upmarket independent co-educational and non-denominational day and boarding school located in Kensington Park, a suburb 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia.

Rowing (sport) Sport where individuals or teams row boats by oar

Rowing, often referred to as crew in the United States, is a sport whose origins reach back to Ancient Egyptian times. It involves propelling a boat on water using oars. By pushing against the water with an oar, a force is generated to move the boat. The sport can be either recreational for enjoyment or fitness, or competitive, when athletes race against each other in boats. There are a number of different boat classes in which athletes compete, ranging from an individual shell to an eight-person shell with a coxswain.

Rowing Australia governing body of rowing in Australia

Rowing Australia (RA) is the governing body for the sport of rowing in Australia.

After rowing, French played local football for Ironbank in the Adelaide regional Hills Football League from 1996 to 1997. Despite having relatively little junior experience as a footballer, French won the club best and fairest both years, [2] and was impressive enough to be drafted by Port Adelaide Football Club as a rookie at the 1997 AFL Draft.

The Hills Football League (HFL) is an Australian rules football league, situated in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia, to the south east of the state capital Adelaide.

Port Adelaide Football Club Australian rules football club

Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia. The club's senior team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), whilst its reserves team competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Port Adelaide is the oldest professional sporting club in South Australia and the fifth-oldest club in the AFL. Since the club's first game on 24 May 1870, the club has won 36 South Australian league premierships, including six in a row. The club also won the Champions of Australia competition on a record four occasions. After successfully winning an AFL licence in 1994 the club began competing in the Australian Football League in 1997 as the only pre-existing non-Victorian club—and has subsequently added the 2004 AFL premiership to its achievements.

The rookie list is a means for Australian Football League (AFL) clubs to maintain additional players outside the 38-man primary or senior list. Rookie listed players are not eligible to play in AFL home-and-away or finals matches unless they are elevated to the senior list, either to replace a retired player or a player with a long-term injury.

French spent the 1998 AFL season playing for South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Sturt. [1] He was also selected in the SANFL representative team that season. [3]

The 1998 Australian Football League season was the 102nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 9th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.

South Australian National Football League Australian rules football competition

The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL, is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia.

Sturt Football Club Australian rules football club

The Sturt Football Club, nicknamed The Double Blues, is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the suburb of Unley, South Australia, which plays in the South Australian National Football League.

Port Adelaide elevated French to its senior list for 1999 and he made his AFL debut as a 23-year-old, playing 62 games and kick 20 goals for the club. However, French was generally the club's number three or four ruckman behind Matthew Primus, Dean Brogan and Brendon Lade, at the time, and this limited his opportunities with Port. French continued to play SANFL football with Sturt when not selected for Port Adelaide, winning a SANFL premiership in 2002. [4]

The 1999 Australian Football League season was the 103rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 10th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.

Matthew Richard Primus is a former coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club and Australian rules footballer, captain and All Australian ruckman. He is currently an assistant coach at the Gold Coast Football Club.

Dean Brogan Australian rules footballer

Dean Scott Brogan is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is currently serving as the Giants' ruck and stoppages coach.

At the end of the 2002 AFL season, French was traded to the Carlton Football Club in exchange for a second-round draft selection (#16 overall). There, he took the position of number one ruckman, and proved weekly to be one of Carlton's most important players. French spent four seasons at Carlton, but as time went on he began to struggle to keep his place in the team. French announced his retirement at three quarter time of the Blues' Round 22, 2006 match against the Sydney Swans, which they lost by 92 points. [5]

The 2002 Australian Football League season was the 106th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 13th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.

Carlton Football Club Australian rules football club

The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Melbourne, the club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the competition's eight founding member clubs in 1897.

The 2006 Australian Football League season was the 110th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 17th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.

Related Research Articles

Craig Edwin Bradley is a former professional Australian rules footballer and first-class cricketer. He is the games record holder at Carlton in the AFL/VFL, and in elite Australian rules football.

Cain Ackland Australian footballer

Cain Ackland is an Australian rules football player formerly in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Brodie Atkinson is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Cameron Cloke is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club, Carlton Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of former Richmond and Collingwood player, David Cloke and the brother of Jason and Travis Cloke.

Peter Motley is a former professional Australian rules footballer, representing Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Stephen Scott Kernahan is a former Australian rules football player and administrator best known for his playing careers with the Carlton Football Club of the Australian Football League and the Glenelg Football Club of the SANFL from 1981 until 1997. He also played 16 State of Origin games for South Australia and gained selection as an All-Australian five times. He later served for six years as president of the Carlton Football Club.

Gregory Bentley is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Mark James Mickan is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Mickan began his senior career with South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club West Adelaide in 1981 and finished back at West Adelaide in 1994. All-Australian team selection in 1988 marked the pinnacle of his playing career. He has a sister, Patricia Mickan, who was a basketballer.

Joe Anderson is an Indigenous Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Matthew Kreuzer Australian rules footballer

Matthew Kreuzer is an Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club. He was selected with the first pick overall in the 2007 AFL National Draft.

William Keith Dunn was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the SANFL and Carlton in the VFL.

Ben Nelson is an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Daniel Gorringe is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Suns and the Carlton Blues. He played in the SANFL for Norwood and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010 and was touted early as one of Australia's best junior footballers. He was drafted by Gold Coast with pick 10 in the 2010 national draft. He made his debut against the Western Bulldogs in round 3, 2011 and struggled with injuries throughout his AFL career. In 2015 newly appointed Gold Coast Suns coach Rodney Eade delisted Gorringe, rumours surfaced their relationship was toxic and had numerous confrontations. Carlton Football Club picked up Gorringe in 2015 as a delisted free agent. After two years at Carlton he retired due to his consistent achillies injuries where he required several surgeries to fix ongoing issues.

Sean O'Keeffe is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Australian Football League.

Sam Rowe Australian rules footballer

Sam Rowe is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Jonathan Giles Australian rules footballer

Jonathan Giles is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants, Essendon Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was listed with the Port Adelaide Football Club from 2006 to 2009, but did not play a senior game for the club. He returned to the AFL with expansion club Greater Western Sydney, making his debut in round of the 2012 season. Giles moved on to Essendon for the 2015 season, and then spent two years with West Coast before retiring due to a degenerative knee condition. In total, he played 63 AFL games.

Simon Feast is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for much longer with Sturt in the South Australian National Football League.

Brodie Grundy Australian rules footballer

Brodie Grundy is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Keegan Brooksby is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League and was their best and fairest in 2014 before being selected in the 2015 rookie draft by Gold Coast. He was delisted at the end of 2016, re-drafted in the 2017 rookie draft and subsequently delisted again at the end of 2017. He is set to be picked up by West Coast for the 2019 season.

References

  1. 1 2 Connolly, R., The Age, "French plans to stand tall", 23 November 2003, Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Ironbank-Cherry Gardens Football Club Best & Fairest Awards, Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Perkovic, D., Last week in the SANFL..., 15 June 1998, Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Bednall, J., Messenger Community News, "Team of the Decade: Sturt", 15 July 2009, Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Swans finish in top four". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 3 September 2006. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.