Nicola 'Bumper' Barr
Barr playing for Greater Western Sydney in February 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Sydney University (SWAFL)
Draft No. 1, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Greater Western Sydney vs. Adelaide, at Thebarton Oval
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 8
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Greater Western Sydney 58 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
  • SWAFL best and fairest (2016)
  • SWAFL Rising Star (2015)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Nicola Barr (born 13 June 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL Women's competition.

Early life

Barr was born in Melbourne but spent most of her early years living outside of Australia.[1] Barr's family settled in Sydney when she was 14.[2] She began playing football while in year ten at Queenwood on Sydney's North Shore.[3]

She was selected to play in the AFL youth girls national competition in 2014.[3]

Barr played soccer at an elite level as a junior.[3]

Amateur career

Barr plays state-league football with North Shore in the Sydney Women's AFL (SWAFL).[4]

In 2016, Barr won the league's Rising Star award as the best young player in the league.[4] The following season she won the Mostyn Medal as the best and fairest player in the SWAFL.[2]

Barr represented the Sydney Swans academy in an AFL exhibition match in April 2016, winning best on ground honours.[2]

AFL Women's career

Barr was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with the first overall selection in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[2] She played in all seven games, and was nominated for the AFL Women's Rising Star award after moving from midfield to half back late in the season.[5]

Greater Western Sydney signed Barr for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[6]

Barr became the first player in AFL Women's history to be sent directly to the AFL Tribunal owing to an incident involving North Melbourne's Ashleigh Riddell during the round two, 2019 match between Greater Western Sydney and North Melbourne played at Drummoyne Oval.[7] She was suspended for one match.[8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Greater Western Sydney 8 7 0 0 55 23 78 10 22 0.0 0.0 7.9 3.3 11.2 1.4 3.1
Career 7 0 0 55 23 78 10 22 0.0 0.0 7.9 3.3 11.2 1.4 3.1

Personal life

Barr studies medical science at the University of Sydney.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "The balancing act: medical science student & AFL player". ENID. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Buckley, James (12 October 2016). "GWS Giants take Sydney local Nicola Barr with No.1 pick in women's AFL draft". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Arnold, Caitlin (1 June 2016). "Player profile: Nicola Barr". AFL NSW/ACT. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b Lusted, Peter (12 October 2016). "Nicola Barr chosen by GWS as number one pick in first Women's AFL Draft". ABC. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  5. ^ Black, Sarah (21 March 2017). "Barr, Berry the final AFLW Rising Star nominees - AFL.com.au". AFL Media. Bigpond. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. ^ Black, Sarah (11 February 2019). "Giant sent straight to Tribunal for off-the-ball bump". AFL Women's. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. ^ Black, Sarah (12 February 2019). "Giant to miss Blues clash after ban for bump". AFL Women's. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Nicola Barr–player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

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AFL Women's number-one draft picks
2016 AFL Women's draft
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