Nicola Barr

Nicola Barr
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996
Original team(s) Sydney University (SWAFL)
Draft No. 1 overall 2016: Greater Western Sydney
Height / weight 168 cm
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Greater Western Sydney 0 (0)
Career highlights
  • SWAFL Best and fairest (2016)
  • SWAFL Rising Star (2015)

Nicola Barr is an Australian rules footballer with the Greater Western Sydney 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 10 at Queenwood in Sydney's North.[3]

She was selected to play in the AFL Youth Girls National competition in 2014.[3]

Barr had previously player soccer at an elite junior level.[3]

Amateur career

Barr plays state-league football with Sydney University in the Sydney Women's AFL[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-afield honours.[2]

AFL Women's career

Barr was drafted by the Greater Western Sydney with the first overall selection in the 2016 draft[2]

Personal life

Barr studies Medical Science at the University of Sydney[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "The balancing act: medical science student & AFL playe". ENID. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 Arnold, Caitlin (1 June 2016). "Player profile: Nicola Barr". AFL NSW/ACT. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 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.
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