Past Player of the Week - Paul Barnard

[Liberator]

Great player. A karate black belt, IIRC. Or maybe that was Sheeds throwing dust ...?

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

**** he was a tough unit the bloke would cop a hit and it wouldn't faze him great player.Barnard and Bewick were my two favourites at kicking for goal.

 

[Shane Hird]

Great player. A karate black belt, IIRC. Or maybe that was Sheeds throwing dust ...?

I believe you are correct there..

 

[Doss]

**** he was a tough unit the bloke would cop a hit and it wouldn't faze him great player.Barnard and Bewick were my two favourites at kicking for goal.

I mean, I didn't mind some dude called Matthew Lloyd shooting for goal either. He didn't miss too often.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

I mean, I didn't mind some dude called Matthew Lloyd shooting for goal either. He didn't miss too often.

Lol how can i forget him.

Was a luxury to have blokes like Barnard and Bewick kicking goals on what was already a damaging forward line.

 

[two up]

Didn't he also kick a miracle goal that sunk Hawthorn in the 2001 PF? I thought he was a gun, almost Norm Smith material in 2000 if the game wasn't such a cake walk.

 

[Doss]

Didn't he also kick a miracle goal that sunk Hawthorn in the 2001 PF? I thought he was a gun, almost Norm Smith material in 2000 if the game wasn't such a cake walk.

From memory the score was 64-61 our way and he snapped a kick at the goals that looked to be headed through well wide to the left, but then it did a Murali and somehow bounced through for a goal to give us breathing space.

Then Lucas sealed it a couple of minutes later with another one.

 

[Beerfish]

Can't recall it at all.. which isn't surprising really. Would like to see footage.

 

[Doss]

Can't recall it at all.. which isn't surprising really. Would like to see footage.

Go to five minutes in for the closing stages of the game.

 

[Beerfish]

I'd also like a 63 Corvette splitty.

 

[Todman]

When I read that Barnard had gone to Essendon as part of the Salmon trade I was genuinely sad to see him go. I saw him play against Essendon at Waverley in 1995. He came on at half time, collected 23 disposals including 10 marks and shut down Essendon's forwards, (Ess kicked 3.7 after H/T).
It was typical of the Hawks of that time, not giving the kids a proper go. It was the start of the end of Peter Knights as coach. Then we got Ken Judge who was worse.

 

[NAB777]

A "DRUNKEN idiot" who knocked Essendon premiership player Paul Barnard unconscious walked free yesterday after a nine-month jail term was suspended.

Must have been a sucker punch, because I heard directly from someone at the club that a former opponent - who could supposedly handle himself & is often touted as one of the best players ever - asked Barney to come outside, and promptly received flogging.