# Barry Gill

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**Barry Gill** (born 21 January 1945) is a former [Australian rules footballer](/source/Australian_rules_football) who played for the [Carlton Football Club](/source/Carlton_Football_Club) in the [Victorian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League) (VFL).

A member of one of Carlton's famous footballing families, Gill was regarded as a dependable, no-frills defender who was part of two premiership teams for the Blues. He is the younger brother of [John Gill](/source/John_Gill_(footballer,_born_1941)), nephew of [Frank Gill](/source/Frank_Gill_(Australian_footballer)) and cousin of [Dick Gill](/source/Dick_Gill), all of whom also played for Carlton at senior VFL level.

Gill carried his good form from 1969 into [1970](/source/1970_VFL_season), playing every game until Round 21 against at Princes Park, when he was replaced at three-quarter time after sustaining a slight thigh muscle strain.[1] Carlton decided to rest Gill for the final home-and-away round in order for him to recover for the Second Semi-final against Collingwood. In a thrilling match which would serve as a prelude to the Grand final, Collingwood prevailed by ten points. Gill was considered one of Carlton's best afield.

Gill was a defender and usually played in a [back pocket](/source/Back_pocket) and later in his career moving to [centre half back](/source/Centre_half_back). A member of Carlton's 1968 and 1970 premiership sides, Gill left the club after the 1972 season, and served as captain-coach of [Williamstown](/source/Williamstown_Football_Club) in the [VFA](/source/Victorian_Football_Association) from 1973 until 1974.[2]

## References

1. Beames, Percy (24 August 1970). ["Baskin back, Way hoping"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iJwQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vpADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3916%2C5390591). *[The Age](/source/The_Age)*. p. 20.

1. Fiddian, Marc (2003), "Seagulls over Williamstown", Williamstown, VIC: Williamstown Football Club, p. 127

## External links

- [Blueseum profile](http://blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Barry%20Gill)

[\[1\]](https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Gill,_Barry_Grant.php)

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