Barney McKellar explained

Barney McKellar
Fullname:Cecil Barry McKellar
Birth Date:1 February 1940
Originalteam:Lemnos
Height:178 cm
Weight:78 kg
Statsend:1962
Years1:1960–1962
Club1:Footscray
Games Goals1:22 (11)

Cecil Barry "Barney" McKellar (1 February 1940 – 16 October 1994)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A half forward from Lemnos, McKellar played 19 of his 22 league games in the 1961 VFL season.[2] [3] This included the 1961 Grand Final loss to Hawthorn.[3] He later injured his knee and had to have a cartilage operation, after which he was dropped of Footscray's training list.[4]

McKellar coached Coolamon Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1968.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barney McKellar - Player Bio. Australian Football. 9 December 2014.
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Barney_McKellar.html AFL Tables: Barney McKellar
  4. The Age,"Footscray Drops Five from List", 5 June 1963, p. 11
  5. Web site: Coolamon FC History . NSW Football History . SWDFL . 1 January 2023 . 9 . 20 September 1970.