Barry Goodingham
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Barry Goodingham was a regular first ruckman
for the North Melbourne Football Club
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the late 60's and early 70's.
Nicknamed 'Lurch', due to his resemblance to the butler in the television sitcom The Addams Family
, he captained North Melbourne in 1971.
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. and is a life membership of the North Melbourne Football Club.
Goodingham finished his VFL career with a two year stint at South Melbourne
, traded in a deal that sent Peter Keenan
to North Melbourne. He then went to South Australia and played for three years for Woodville
, the last two as playing coach.
Ruckman (Australian rules football position)
In Australian rules football, a ruckman is typically a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages . The ruckman is one of the most important players on the field...
for the North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL) during the late 60's and early 70's.
Nicknamed 'Lurch', due to his resemblance to the butler in the television sitcom The Addams Family
The Addams Family (TV series)
The Addams Family is an American television series based on the characters in Charles Addams' New Yorker cartoons. The 30-minute series was shot in black-and-white and aired for two seasons in 64 installments on ABC from September 18, 1964, to April 8, 1966...
, he captained North Melbourne in 1971.
Recruited from Edithvale-Aspendale, he was selected in North Melbourne's first Premiership team in 1975
1975 VFL Grand Final
The 1975 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the North Melbourne Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 1975. It was the 79th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to...
, but appeared only briefly to replace Mick Nolan late in the last quarter. and is a life membership of the North Melbourne Football Club.
Goodingham finished his VFL career with a two year stint at South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
, traded in a deal that sent Peter Keenan
Peter Keenan
Peter 'Crackers' Keenan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne, Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s....
to North Melbourne. He then went to South Australia and played for three years for Woodville
Woodville Football Club
Woodville Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1964 to 1990, when it merged with the West Torrens Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles....
, the last two as playing coach.