Olivia Barber (born 14 July 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and Collingwood in the AFL Women's (AFLW) league.
| Olivia Barber | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 14 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Balldale, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Murray Bushrangers (NAB League Girls) | ||
| Draft | No.21, 2020 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | 6 February 2021, Geelong vs. Collingwood, at Victoria Park | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Ruck | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021–2022 (S6) | Geelong | 10 (3) | |
| 2022 (S7)–2023 | Collingwood | 4 (2) | |
| Total | 14 (5) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editBarber was a representative for the New South Wales country team in both the under 16s and under 18s divisions.[1] She played basketball for four years at state level, around the same time she was playing for Vic Country at under 16s level.[2] Barber played for the Murray Bushrangers in the NAB League Girls in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. She kicked 7 goals from 6 games in the 2019 season, while she only kicked a singular goal in the 2020 season due to it be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] She had her best game for the 2019 season in the Bushrangers' round two 42 point win over Queensland, where she kicked 4 goals and was named in the team's best.[4] She was named as an All-Australian in the 2019 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships as a 17 year old,[5] after kicking 5 goals from 3 games.[3]
AFLW career
editBarber was recruited by Geelong with the 21st pick in the 2020 AFL Women's draft.[6][7] She debuted in the team's 29 point loss to Collingwood.[8] On debut, she kicked her first career goal in the opening 30 seconds of the game.[9] Barber would go on to play every possible game for the season, with the exception of round 5. Barber injured her knee in round 12 of the VFL Women's season,[10] but avoided surgery.[11]
In June 2022, Barber was traded to Collingwood in exchange for pick #33.[12] In December 2023, Collingwood announced they won't be offering her a contract for the 2024 AFL Women's season.[13]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season.[14]
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2021 | Geelong | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| 2022 (S6) | Geelong | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 2022 (S7) | Collingwood | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | Collingwood | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 14 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 18 | 26 | 50 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.6 | ||
References
edit- ^ King, Tom (14 December 2020). "Barber keen to make Round 1 cut". krockfootball.com.au. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Williams, Peter (4 October 2020). "Hard-working Barber ready to transition to elite level". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Olivia Barber". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Sophie (8 July 2019). "Barber's four goals helps Vic Country to victory over Queensland". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Five Fast Facts – Olivia Barber". Cats Media. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "RECAP: Who went where? Every pick as it happened in historic draft". womens.afl. 6 October 2020.
- ^ Marr, Georgie (7 October 2020). "Here Are The New Superstars of AFLW From Regional Victoria". hit.com.au. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Collings, Tom (5 February 2021). "Team Selection: AFLW Round 2". Cats Media. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Beveridge, Riley (6 February 2021). "Hot Pies blow Cats away with late flurry". womens.afl. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Spencer, Adam (24 May 2021). "Barber to have scans on knee". bay939.com.au. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Oates, Stacey (28 May 2021). "Barber Injury Update". Cats Media. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Barber to don Black and White". Collingwood. Telstra. 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Pies confirm list changes". Collingwood. Telstra. 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Olivia Barber - Player Stats by Season". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
External links
edit- Olivia Barber's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Olivia Barber at AustralianFootball.com
