Barry Brooks

Last updated

Barry Brooks
Personal information
Full name Barry Brooks
Nickname(s) The Cactus
Date of birth (1983-12-24) 24 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth King Island, Tasmania
Original team(s) Grassy/Tassie Mariners
Draft 15th overall, 2001 AFL Draft
Height 198 cm (78 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Position(s) Ruck/Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2002 Port Adelaide 0 (0)
2003–2007 St Kilda 10 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Barry Brooks (born 24 December 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Early career

Brooks was recruited as the number 15 draft pick in the 2001 AFL Draft from Grassy. He failed to make his debut for Port Adelaide and was traded at the end of the 2002 season to St Kilda in exchange for picks 6 (Steven Salopek) and 31 (on-traded to North Melbourne as part of the deal to secure Byron Pickett; pick 31 was used by North to draft Joel Perry).

St Kilda career

Brooks made his debut for the Saints in Round 1 of the 2003 season against North Melbourne and played five games for the year. After problems with injury he did not play a game in 2004 and only two in 2005. After another year with the Casey Scorpions and very little opportunities, Brooks was recalled to the St Kilda playing team in Round 22 against Brisbane at the Gabba after a 14-month absence from the senior team (in the last home and away game of the season). Brooks had the best game of his career until that point, kicking three goals and beating a strong presence up forward, also taking seven marks and finishing with 15 disposals. [1]

Brooks was delisted by St Kilda at the end of the 2007 season, having played only two games for the season.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Ball</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1984

Luke Patrick Ball is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the St Kilda and Collingwood football clubs in the Australian Football League. From 2003 to 2009 he played 142 games for the St Kilda Football Club where he was captain in 2007 and best and fairest and All-Australian in 2005. He is one of the only players in AFL history to have played in four consecutive grand finals for two clubs; for St Kilda in 2009 and for Collingwood in 2010, the 2010 replay and 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Dal Santo</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1984

Nick Dal Santo is the senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL Women's competition and a retired Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Gardiner</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1979

Michael Strickland Gardiner is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Albany, Western Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Gram</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1984

Jason Gram is a former professional Australian rules footballer who previously played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Jesse W. Smith is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of former North Melbourne player, Ross Smith. Formerly playing for North Melbourne, he was drafted to play for St Kilda in 2010, and retired at the end of 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Farren Ray</span> Australian rules footballer

Farren Ray is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs, St Kilda Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben McEvoy</span> Australian rules footballer

Ben McEvoy is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Lynch (Australian footballer, born 1990)</span> Australian rules footballer

Thomas Telford Lynch is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for St Kilda Football Club, Adelaide Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Luke Delaney is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Billy Longer</span> Australian rules footballer

Billy Longer is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mason Wood</span> Australian rules footballer (born 1993)

Mason Wood is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the North Melbourne Football Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Dunstan</span> Australian rules footballer

Luke Dunstan is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the St Kilda Football Club. As an under-18, he played for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Billings</span> Australian rules footballer

Jack Billings is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted to the St Kilda Football Club. Billings played TAC Cup with Oakleigh Chargers and played for Vic Metro in Under 18 Championships. Billings is a two-time Under 18 All-Australian after making the team as an underage player. He was taken by St Kilda with pick #3 in the 2013 National Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blake Acres</span> Australian rules footballer

Blake Acres is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for St Kilda and Fremantle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zak Jones</span> Australian rules footballer

Zachary "Zak" Jones is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dougal Howard</span> Australian rules footballer

Dougal Howard is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Formerly playing for Port Adelaide, which recruited him with pick 56 in the 2014 national draft, he was traded to St Kilda at the end of the 2019 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Steele</span> Australian rules footballer

Jack Steele is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2015 to 2016. Steele has won two Trevor Barker Awards and is a dual All-Australian. He served as St Kilda co-captain in 2021, and has served as the sole captain since the 2022 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jade Gresham</span> Australian rules footballer

Jade Gresham is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was initially drafted by the St Kilda Football Club with pick 18 in the 2015 AFL draft.

Max King is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Highmore</span> Australian rules footballer

Tom Highmore is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted as a 22-year-old in the 2020 AFL Draft at pick number 45 overall.

References

  1. ↑ Lane, Tim (4 September 2006). "No cakewalk, but King Island may give Saints some cream". The Age .
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.