Olivia Barber

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Olivia Barber
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-14) 14 July 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Balldale, New South Wales
Original team(s) Murray Bushrangers (NAB League Girls)
Draft No.21, 2020 AFL Women's draft
Debut 6 February 2021, Geelong vs. Collingwood, at Victoria Park
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward / Ruck
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2021–2022 (S6) Geelong 10 (3)
2022 (S7)–2023 Collingwood 04 (2)
Total 14 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.

Olivia Barber (born 14 July 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and Collingwood in the AFL Women's (AFLW) league.

Early life

Barber was a representative for the New South Wales country team in both the under 16s and under 18s divisions.[1] She played basketball for four years at state level, around the same time she was playing for Vic Country at under 16s level.[2] Barber played for the Murray Bushrangers in the NAB League Girls in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. She kicked 7 goals from 6 games in the 2019 season, while she only kicked a singular goal in the 2020 season due to it be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] She had her best game for the 2019 season in the Bushrangers' round two 42 point win over Queensland, where she kicked 4 goals and was named in the team's best.[4] She was named as an All-Australian in the 2019 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships as a 17 year old,[5] after kicking 5 goals from 3 games.[3]

AFLW career

Barber was recruited by Geelong with the 21st pick in the 2020 AFL Women's draft.[6][7] She debuted in the team's 29 point loss to Collingwood.[8] On debut, she kicked her first career goal in the opening 30 seconds of the game.[9] Barber would go on to play every possible game for the season, with the exception of round 5. Barber injured her knee in round 12 of the VFL Women's season,[10] but avoided surgery.[11]

In June 2022, Barber was traded to Collingwood in exchange for pick #33.[12] In December 2023, Collingwood announced they won't be offering her a contract for the 2024 AFL Women's season.[13]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season.[14]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2021 Geelong 15 7 3 1 22 24 46 10 15 18 0.4 0.1 3.1 3.4 6.6 1.4 2.1 2.6
2022 (S6) Geelong 15 3 0 0 12 8 20 5 4 19 0.0 0.0 4.0 2.7 6.7 1.7 1.3 6.3
2022 (S7) Collingwood 19 4 2 0 10 9 19 3 7 13 0.5 0.0 2.5 2.3 4.8 0.8 1.8 3.3
2023 Collingwood 19 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 14 5 1 44 41 85 18 26 50 0.4 0.1 3.1 2.9 6.1 1.3 1.9 3.6

References

  1. ^ King, Tom (14 December 2020). "Barber keen to make Round 1 cut". krockfootball.com.au. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ Williams, Peter (4 October 2020). "Hard-working Barber ready to transition to elite level". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Olivia Barber". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ Taylor, Sophie (8 July 2019). "Barber's four goals helps Vic Country to victory over Queensland". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Five Fast Facts – Olivia Barber". Cats Media. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "RECAP: Who went where? Every pick as it happened in historic draft". womens.afl. 6 October 2020.
  7. ^ Marr, Georgie (7 October 2020). "Here Are The New Superstars of AFLW From Regional Victoria". hit.com.au. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  8. ^ Collings, Tom (5 February 2021). "Team Selection: AFLW Round 2". Cats Media. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  9. ^ Beveridge, Riley (6 February 2021). "Hot Pies blow Cats away with late flurry". womens.afl. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ^ Spencer, Adam (24 May 2021). "Barber to have scans on knee". bay939.com.au. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  11. ^ Oates, Stacey (28 May 2021). "Barber Injury Update". Cats Media. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Barber to don Black and White". Collingwood. Telstra. 3 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Pies confirm list changes". Collingwood. Telstra. 8 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Olivia Barber - Player Stats by Season". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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