Full name Ernest M. Barber Name Ernie Barber 1918-1919 South Melbourne | Years Club | |
Date of birth (1895-05-30)30 May 1895 Date of death 29 February 1972(1972-02-29) (aged 76) | ||
Original team(s) Williamstown Juniors | ||
Ernest "Ernie" Barber (30 May 1895 – 29 February 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Barber, who played his junior football for Williamstown, was a forward for South Melbourne. He kicked 20 goals in 1918, his debut season, a total bettered by only two teammates that year. In just his 13th league game he played in a premiership, kicking a goal from the forward pocket in the 1918 VFL Grand Final win over Collingwood.
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