39 Facts About Trevor Barker

Trevor Graeme Barker was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League.

Trevor Barker was posthumously inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2019.

Trevor Barker was one of two children born to Jack and Norma Trevor Barker.

Trevor Barker's father was a footballer, playing over 300 games for the Cheltenham Football Club, winning two club best-and-fairest awards, and once finishing runner-up in the league best and fairest.

Trevor Barker grew up barracking for the St Kilda Football Club.

Trevor Barker had a respectable 15 touches and was named among St Kilda's best players in The Age on the Monday following the game.

Trevor Barker was often matched on larger opponents, acquitting himself superbly in just his second season.

Trevor Barker was recognised for his skill and courage at the end-of-season awards; he won the first of two club Best and Fairest awards and was St Kilda's best representative in the Brownlow Medal count, polling 21 votes to finish equal 13th with Carlton's Rod Ashman and Fitzroy's Kevin O'Keeffe.

Trevor Barker averaged 14 disposals per game, amassed 70 marks, and 71 free kicks for.

Trevor Barker kicked four goals in the Round 17 match against Hawthorn.

Trevor Barker kicked three goals three times in the first 7 rounds.

Trevor Barker collected his first ever 30 disposals or more game against Melbourne in Round 17.

Trevor Barker racked up 28 disposals and 2 goals, and was listed among St Kilda's best afield.

Trevor Barker was the Saints leading disposal winner for the season, racking up 493 disposals to go with his 87 marks, 23 goals and 92 free kicks for.

In 1979, Trevor Barker was restricted to 15 games through injury, averaging just under 20 disposals per game.

Trevor Barker's 17 disposal 2 goal effort a standout in the Saints Round 1 win over Hawthorn, in what was a dismal year for the team as a whole.

Trevor Barker achieved his highest disposals per game figure for his career, averaging a massive 24.7 disposals per game over 19 games, including six matches where he amassed 30 disposals or more.

Trevor Barker finished 7th in the Brownlow Medal for the season, clearly St Kilda FC's leading vote-winner.

In 1982, Trevor Barker was restricted to 14 games through injury, with his off-field leadership becoming more important to St Kilda FC as severe financial hardship began to have its effect on the organisation as a whole.

Trevor Barker was appointed Captain of the St Kilda Football Club prior to the start of the 1983 Premiership Season.

Trevor Barker was regularly involved in organised and sometimes impromptu fund raising for the team to keep its playing list on the field for matches during his captaincy.

Trevor Barker worked diligently off the field to help continue St Kilda FC appearing on the field in the most traumatic and stressful time in the clubs history.

Trevor Barker continually reiterated the importance of the club as a whole, working off-field to find solutions to financial issues that were seen as insurmountable to some.

Trevor Barker played 16 and 14 games respectively in 1983 and 1984, just four in 1985, and 18 in 1986, where he averaged 16.2 disposals per game.

Trevor Barker worked off-field to attempt to settle St Kilda FC's debts with its creditors, to allow the Saints to continue to operate as a business in the League as a whole, and fend off administration or liquidation.

Trevor Barker stood down from the Captaincy at the end of the 1986 Premiership Season.

St Kilda FC appointed Darrel Baldock as its new coach for the start of the 1987 season, with Trevor Barker remaining on the playing list.

Trevor Barker was restricted to 14 games during St Kilda FC's top 5 competitive 1987 VFL season, which finished at an underwhelming 10th place on the official standings.

Trevor Barker played seven games in 1988 and 12 games in 1989.

Trevor Barker retired at the end of the 1989 VFL Season after 230 games as a life member of St Kilda Football Club.

Trevor Barker worked in the media for two years following his retirement in 1989 before embarking on what would be a short-lived but memorable coaching career with the Sandringham Football Club.

Trevor Barker trained them hard, but he developed wonderful relationships with all his players.

Trevor Barker had to put his coaching career on hold midway through the 1995 season for health reasons.

Trevor Barker died at the Linacre Private Hospital in Hampton on 26 April 1996 of liver failure after a prolonged battle with colon cancer.

Trevor Barker was inducted to the St Kilda Football Club Hall of Fame in 2003; he was upgraded to Legend status in 2013.

On 4 June 2019, Trevor Barker was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Crown Palladium.

Trevor Barker was renowned for his high marking, his blonde locks and often his lifestyle off the field.

Trevor Barker was a good-looking man and he was only medium-sized but he had amazing courage and he could virtually play anywhere.

Trevor Barker just had everything and when you combine the ability to run and the courage that he had, he was the complete player.