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Olivia Barber
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-14) 14 July 2002 (age 22)
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.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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

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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

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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

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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

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  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.