Former Brownlow medallist Barry Round has passed away at the age of 72.
Round played 328 games across his VFL/AFL career, comprised of 135 games for Footscray, 193 for Sydney and 110 for Williamstown.
He was a two-time best and fairest winner at Sydney and captained the side between 1980 and 1984, being named in the Swans’ team of the century.
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Round’s family confirmed the news on Saturday.
In 2001, Round was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2001 and in 1981 won the Brownlow Medal, tying with Bernie Quinlan.
He was Williamstown’s premiership captain and coach in both 1986 and 1990 and was in 2014 inducted into the club’s inaugural Hall of Fame, then elevated to Legend status on the same night.
