Bill Barrot
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Bill Barrot is a former Australian rules football
player who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1961 and 1970 for the Richmond Football Club
and in 1971 for the St Kilda Football Club and the Carlton Football Club
.
Known with popular affection as bustling Billy, Richmond centreman Bill Barrot was a best and fairest winner in 1965, and an interstate representative. He was a major driving force behind the Tigers' 1967 grand final win.
Barrot was prone to injury that limited his senior VFL appearances for the Tigers to just 120 in ten seasons.
In 1971, he was traded to St Kilda in exchange for Ian Stewart
. Barrot never truly settled at Moorabbin, managing just a couple of games, and later in the year he was off-loaded to Carlton.
In 1972 Bill Barrot played for Victorian Football Association side Oakleigh
which had endured a lean time for more than a decade. Barrot's impact, both on and off the field, was immediate and pronounced, and the Devils lost the first division grand final.
Moving to Adelaide, Barrot was appointed as captain-coach of West Torrens
. After running seventh in 1973 the Eagles endured a horror start to the 1974 season which ultimately precipitated Barrot's departure, in somewhat acrimonious circumstances, midway through the year. He finished his career back at Oakleigh.
Years later whist playing in a Richmond legends game, Barrot suffered a heart attack and almost died on the field.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1961 and 1970 for the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
and in 1971 for the St Kilda Football Club and the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
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Known with popular affection as bustling Billy, Richmond centreman Bill Barrot was a best and fairest winner in 1965, and an interstate representative. He was a major driving force behind the Tigers' 1967 grand final win.
Barrot was prone to injury that limited his senior VFL appearances for the Tigers to just 120 in ten seasons.
In 1971, he was traded to St Kilda in exchange for Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)
Ian Harlow Stewart , son of Aldo Liberale Cervi and Anita Cervi who separated three years after his birth, is a former Australian rules footballer with Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League , and in the Victorian Football League with St Kilda and Richmond...
. Barrot never truly settled at Moorabbin, managing just a couple of games, and later in the year he was off-loaded to Carlton.
In 1972 Bill Barrot played for Victorian Football Association side Oakleigh
Oakleigh Football Club
Oakleigh Football Club, nicknamed the Devils, was an Australian rules football club from Oakleigh which played in the VFA from 1929 until 1994...
which had endured a lean time for more than a decade. Barrot's impact, both on and off the field, was immediate and pronounced, and the Devils lost the first division grand final.
Moving to Adelaide, Barrot was appointed as captain-coach of West Torrens
West Torrens Football Club
West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1897 to 1990...
. After running seventh in 1973 the Eagles endured a horror start to the 1974 season which ultimately precipitated Barrot's departure, in somewhat acrimonious circumstances, midway through the year. He finished his career back at Oakleigh.
Years later whist playing in a Richmond legends game, Barrot suffered a heart attack and almost died on the field.