Barry Round, the 1981 Brownlow medallist and first captain of the Sydney Swans, has died aged 72. check out his cause of death.
Barry Round : Died | Cause of death | Net worth
Round was an Australian rules footballer. He played for Footscray and South Melbourne/ Sydney in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1969 and 1985.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry James Round | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1950 | ||
| Date of death | 24 December 2022 (aged 72) | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | small forward | ||
After retirement from VFL football, he played and coached for several years for Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association, the second-highest level of football in Victoria, where he participated in their 1986 and captain-coached their 1990 premiership teams.
He won the association best and fairest award, the J. J. Liston Trophy, in 1987 and won the 1990 Norm Goss Memorial Medal for best on field in the Grand Final.
Round captained the Williamstown Football Club in the 1989–1991 seasons, and he coached the club from 1989 to 1993.
Barry Round Died
Barry Round, the 1981 Brownlow medallist and one of the foremost figures in the reinvention of South Melbourne as the Sydney Swans, has died.
Round died on the Gold Coast, where he had been living for many years, having entered palliative care recently. He was 72.
Our club is mourning the loss of one of the true greats of our game, Bloods Champion Barry Round.
— Sydney Swans (@sydneyswans) December 24, 2022
We extend our deepest condolences to Barry’s partner Jenni, his children David and Natalie, his grandchildren, and his extended family and friends.
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Round, who began his league football career at Footscray (now the Western Bulldogs) and was traded to South Melbourne, was captain of the Swans when they moved to the harbour city in 1982.
As skipper in that tumultuous period, it is arguable that the move to Sydney – transformational for the code of Australian rules football and in the creation of a national competition – might not have eventuated if not for Round’s leadership.
Round was the Swans’ first captain in the Sydney era, leading the team from 1980 until 1984.
VALE BARRY ROUND
— Williamstown FC (@WilliamstownFC) December 24, 2022
It's with great sadness we share the passing of club legend, Barry Round.
The Williamstown Football Club sends its deepest condolences to the Round family ❤️
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A gallant ruckman with broad “swimmer’s shoulders” as his vice-captain Mark Browning put it, he won the Brownlow Medal in 1981 – shared with former Footscray teammate Bernie Quinlan – and played 328 games, 193 of them in red and white, in a career spanning 17 years in what was then the VFL.
Swans chairman Andrew Pridham said Round’s impact at the Swans “reaches far beyond the playing arena”.
Barry Round cause of death
The tragic death of an AFL legend on Saturday has devastated the league’s fan base. Round served as Williamstown captain. The Williamstown Football Club offers the Round family its sincere sympathies.
Williamstown CEO Ashley Baker told the club is in grief over the loss of the giant of the Seagulls.
The 72-year-old AFL star Barry Round has passed away. According to the reports, Barry Round official cause of death was organ failure. He went into palliative care early this week and died in a Gold Coast hospital this morning, Saturday December 24, 2022.
“On behalf of the Williamstown Football Club I would like to pass on our deepest condolences to the Round family,” Baker said in a statement on the club’s website.
“The Seagull family is mourning the loss of a club legend and a gentleman who gave so much to our great game and our wonderful club.
“A dual premiership-winning player, J.J Liston Trophy winner, Norm Goss Medal recipient, three-time Gerry Callahan Medal winner, and WFC Team of the Century and Hall of Fame inductee says it all.
“Barry will be missed by so many and we have lost a true champion of the game”.
Net worth
Barry Round has an estimated net worth of about $3 Million at the time of his death.