Full name Barrie Bretland Name Barrie Bretland 1949-1950 Geelong | Years Club Height/Weight 180 cm / 78 kg Died October 28, 1998 | |
Date of birth (1928-04-19)19 April 1928 Date of death 28 October 1998(1998-10-28) (aged 70) Original team Golden Point Football Club | ||
Barrie Bretland (19 April 1928 – 28 October 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bretland, a Golden Point recruit, joined Geelong in 1949. He played eight senior games that year and another seven in the 1950 VFL season. A utility, Bretland was made captain of the Geelong seconds in 1952 but before the beginning of the season was lured to Shepparton to coach Lemnos.
He later became known as a sports journalist.
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