Barry Goodingham Explained

Barry Goodingham
Fullname:Barry Goodingham
Birth Date:9 May 1945
Originalteam:Edithvale-Aspendale
Height:199 cm
Weight:99 kg
Statsend:1980
Years1:1967–75
Club1:North Melbourne
Games Goals1:158 (47)
Years2:1976–77
Club2:South Melbourne
Games Goals2:30 (12)
Years3:1978–80
Games Goals3:48 (9)

Barry Goodingham (born 9 May 1945) was a regular first ruckman for the North Melbourne Football Club and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Nicknamed 'Lurch',[1] due to his resemblance to the butler in the television sitcom The Addams Family, he captained North Melbourne in 1971.[2]

Recruited from Edithvale-Aspendale, he was selected in North Melbourne's first Premiership team in 1975, but appeared only briefly to replace Mick Nolan late in the last quarter. He enjoys a life membership of the North Melbourne Football Club.[3]

Goodingham finished his VFL career with a two-year stint at South Melbourne, traded in a deal that sent Peter Keenan to North Melbourne.[4] He then went to South Australia and played for three years for Woodville, the last two as playing coach.

Notes and References

  1. News: Flag is a dream come true. Wade. Doug. 29 Sep 1975. The Age. 22. 2009-11-16.
  2. http://www.kangaroos.com.au/Honour%20Roll/tabid/4993/default.aspx NMFC Honour Roll
  3. http://www.kangaroos.com.au/club%20life%20members/tabid/4994/default.aspx NMFC Life Members
  4. News: Demons keen on Crackers. Phillips. Stephen. 13 Oct 1978. The Age. 32. 2009-11-16.