Leo Barry Retirement????

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  • dimelb
    pr. dim-melb; m not f
    • Jun 2003
    • 6889
    #46
    The official site says effective from end of season. The best way imo.
    Thanks for the wonderful years and the unexpected heart exercise for spectators Leo. A fine career crowned by AA, premiership and THAT MARK! Heartiest congratulations and all the best for the next part of your life.
    He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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      • AnnieH
        RWOs Black Sheep
        • Aug 2006
        • 11332
        #47
        Leo Barry ... you star.
        Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
        Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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          • Bear
            Best and Fairest
            • Feb 2003
            • 1022
            #48
            Originally posted by dimelb
            The official site says effective from end of season. The best way imo.
            Thanks for the wonderful years and the unexpected heart exercise for spectators Leo. A fine career crowned by AA, premiership and THAT MARK! Heartiest congratulations and all the best for the next part of your life.
            Don't forget the great honour of Co-Captain.
            "As a player he simply should not have been able to do the things he did. Leo was a 185cm, 88kg full-back and played on some of the biggest, fastest and best full-forwards of all time, and constantly beat them." Roos.
            Leo Barry? you star! We'll miss ya, ''Leapin''.

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              • gossipcom
                Senior Player
                • Aug 2003
                • 2585
                #49
                Originally posted by Bleed Red Blood
                So he's going to play out the year?

                I dunno if it's been mentioned in the game day thread, but Robert Walls said during the broadcast something like the Geelong game was going to be Leo's last.

                Yeah, right-o wallsy.
                Word coming from the boundary line on the night was it was going to be his last, so something happened between Saturday and today's announcement for him to play the next two.

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                  • Emerald Hill
                    bloodstainedangels
                    • Jan 2008
                    • 103
                    #50
                    There have been more spectacular marks but never, and I mean NEVER, has there been a more significant, important and influential mark in the history of the AFL than the one Leo took in the 2005 Grand Final!!! It'll ensure that he's afforded exactly what he deserves - legendary status in the history of our club!
                    "Notwithstanding the sight of all our miseries, which press upon us and take us by the throat, we have an instinct which we cannot repress, and which lifts us up." - Pascal

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                      • i'm-uninformed2
                        Reefer Madness
                        • Oct 2003
                        • 4653
                        #51
                        And that he did all this without flinching once is more amazing given he could have died in that incident in Adelaide when his spleen ruptured.

                        Those mad wild runs out of defence where not even Leo knew what was going on will be missed.
                        'Delicious' is a fun word to say

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                          • Hartijon
                            On the Rookie List
                            • May 2008
                            • 1536
                            #52
                            I met Leo on a coaching clinic up the coast years back with Nicksey.He was a very polite self effacing guy with no tickets on himself at all.At that time Nicks was the star and Leo was struggling up forward. To his credit he became one of the most dynamic defenders in the competition. We talk about his mark and so we should but his attack on the ball in the last quarter of the GFwas sensational too! He also made Captain and All Australian.Looking back on it now he had an amazing career ,not just one mark,but he will be remembered as the guy who took the greatest defensive mark of all time.

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                              • alison.z
                                Regular in the Side
                                • Aug 2006
                                • 988
                                #53
                                Originally posted by gossipcom
                                Word coming from the boundary line on the night was it was going to be his last, so something happened between Saturday and today's announcement for him to play the next two.
                                I would have been very disappointed if we couldn't have a proper farewell and so i think Round 22 will serve as a great tribute to both Leo and Micky O.

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                                  • AnnieH
                                    RWOs Black Sheep
                                    • Aug 2006
                                    • 11332
                                    #54
                                    Originally posted by i'm-uninformed2
                                    And that he did all this without flinching once is more amazing given he could have died in that incident in Adelaide when his spleen ruptured.

                                    Those mad wild runs out of defence where not even Leo knew what was going on will be missed.
                                    "Leo Barry has the decision making skills of a junkie."
                                    One of my favourite quotes ever.
                                    I'll miss sitting on the edge of my seat going right, left, right, left, right ...
                                    Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
                                    Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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                                      • alison.z
                                        Regular in the Side
                                        • Aug 2006
                                        • 988
                                        #55
                                        Originally posted by AnnieH
                                        "Leo Barry has the decision making skills of a junkie."
                                        One of my favourite quotes ever.
                                        I'll miss sitting on the edge of my seat going right, left, right, left, right ...
                                        It's amazing how often he does that and i just sit there waiting for him to be caught but he very rarely does - a unique player!!!

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                                          • UglyDuckling
                                            On the Rookie List
                                            • Aug 2008
                                            • 452
                                            #56
                                            Yeah he is a unique player every time he got the ball and sprinted off half back you knew there was some indecisive move coming i found it hilarious. Watching Leo play was just so enjoyable he is and always will be a bit of fun.

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                                              • Lucky Knickers
                                                Fandom of Fabulousness
                                                • Oct 2003
                                                • 4220
                                                #57
                                                One of the most courageous and committed players to pull on the glorious Red and White. This guy epitomises the bloods spirit.
                                                Thanks Leo for many great memories.

                                                There are some awesome shots in the SMH gallery along with some funny ones as well!
                                                Last edited by Lucky Knickers; 18 August 2009, 06:49 PM.

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                                                  • i'm-uninformed2
                                                    Reefer Madness
                                                    • Oct 2003
                                                    • 4653
                                                    #58
                                                    One more - my fave moment from the 2003 final against Port. Leo races back with eyes for the ball, he and Wanganeen career into one another blindly, two absolute belters as players, and we chain the ball forward for a Cresswell goal. THE highlight of that amazing second quarter.
                                                    'Delicious' is a fun word to say

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                                                      • lwoggardner
                                                        Warming the Bench
                                                        • Aug 2005
                                                        • 141
                                                        #59
                                                        Originally posted by Lucky Knickers
                                                        There are some awesome shots in the SMH gallery along with some funny ones as well!
                                                        Did you notice that his eyes are closed in a lot of the marking shots? I'd thought "that mark" was a once-off but apparently not.

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                                                          • ScottH
                                                            It's Goodes to cheer!!
                                                            • Sep 2003
                                                            • 23665
                                                            #60
                                                            Originally posted by Go Swannies
                                                            The Roos quote brought a tear to my eye:

                                                            ?He is truly one of the great gentlemen and family men of the game.
                                                            ?As a player he simply should not have been able to do the things he did. Leo was a 185cm, 88kg full-back and played on some of the biggest, fastest and best full-forwards of all time, and constantly beat them.

                                                            ?This he did with his fantastic athleticism but most importantly, an incredible self belief and desire to be the best player he could possibly be."
                                                            Dermie made a comment a few years back about this skinny kid, benching pressing as much or more than he did, when he arrived at the swans.

                                                            He may not have been big, but apparently he was very strong.

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