Barry Cable
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Barry Cable is an Australia
n former Australian rules football
er who played in the West Australian National Football League
(WANFL) and Victorian Football League
(VFL). Cable played as a rover. He won the Sandover Medal
three times while playing with the Perth Football Club
.
as best on ground in all three Grand Finals. His time with Perth was interrupted by a stint with North Melbourne Football Club
in the VFL in 1970 where he won North Melbourne Football Club's best and fairest award and came 4th in the Brownlow Medal
. The Herald-Sun newspaper reported that Cable was the highest paid player in the V.F.L. in 1970. Back with Perth from 1971 he won the club fairest and best again that year and 1973, and was Captain/Coach for 1972–1973.
He returned to North Melbourne in 1974 and played in North Melbourne Football Club's first V.F.L. Grand Final, since 1950. Runners up in 1974, Barry Cable then played in North Melbourne's first day premiership in 1975.
winning a Tassie Medal
(1966) and named in the 1966 and 1969 All-Australian Team
s. In a richly rewarded career he won 3 Sandover Medal
s (1964, 1968, 1973) as the fairest and best player in the league, and 5 Simpson Medal
s (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1977). He won 8 Fairest & Best Awards for his clubs – 7 with Perth and 1 with North Melbourne. In 2007 he was retrospectively awarded his fifth Simpson Medal by the West Australian Football Commission for his efforts in the 1977 inaugural State of Origin match between Western Australia and Victoria.
in 1978, Cable took the Royals to a hard-fought premiership that year over his old club, Perth. Cable retired as a player at the end of the next season after suffering a tractor accident on his farm which left him crippled.
The Barry Cable Room at the Subiaco Oval
is named in his honour.http://www.wafootball.com.au/subiaco-oval-function-rooms.html
In 1996 Cable was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
.
In 2004 he was inducted to Legend Status in the West Australian Football Hall of Fame
.
in 9 days to toss the coin at the 1993 AFL Grand Final
.
In 2007, Cable was working as a community development worker for the Community Development Foundation in Perth.
Cable now lives at his home in Perth with wife Helen, two sons; Barry Jr and Shane
(former AFL player and coach) and five grand-children; Shelley, Benjamin, Timothy, Jeremy and Joshua.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played in the West Australian National Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WANFL) and Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL). Cable played as a rover. He won the Sandover Medal
Sandover Medal
The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award, given annually since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League...
three times while playing with the Perth Football Club
Perth Football Club
The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club plays its matches at Lathlain Park.-History:...
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Club career
Cable played 225 games for Perth from 1964–1969 and 1971–1973. He played in 3 successive premierships (1966–1968), and won the Simpson MedalSimpson Medal
The Simpson Medal, a prize for Australian rules football, has been donated by Dr. Fred Simpson and family since 1945. It is awarded to the best player in a WAFL Grand Final and the best player in an interstate game involving Western Australia....
as best on ground in all three Grand Finals. His time with Perth was interrupted by a stint with North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
in the VFL in 1970 where he won North Melbourne Football Club's best and fairest award and came 4th in the Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
. The Herald-Sun newspaper reported that Cable was the highest paid player in the V.F.L. in 1970. Back with Perth from 1971 he won the club fairest and best again that year and 1973, and was Captain/Coach for 1972–1973.
He returned to North Melbourne in 1974 and played in North Melbourne Football Club's first V.F.L. Grand Final, since 1950. Runners up in 1974, Barry Cable then played in North Melbourne's first day premiership in 1975.
Representative football
Cable played 22 state games for Western AustraliaWestern Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
winning a Tassie Medal
Tassie Medal
The Tassie Medal was awarded to the outstanding player at each Australian rules football Interstate Carnival or Australian interstate championship series held between 1937 and 1988 with the exception of the 1975 knock-out series....
(1966) and named in the 1966 and 1969 All-Australian Team
All-Australian Team
The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including interchange players and a coach, of the best performed during the season....
s. In a richly rewarded career he won 3 Sandover Medal
Sandover Medal
The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award, given annually since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League...
s (1964, 1968, 1973) as the fairest and best player in the league, and 5 Simpson Medal
Simpson Medal
The Simpson Medal, a prize for Australian rules football, has been donated by Dr. Fred Simpson and family since 1945. It is awarded to the best player in a WAFL Grand Final and the best player in an interstate game involving Western Australia....
s (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1977). He won 8 Fairest & Best Awards for his clubs – 7 with Perth and 1 with North Melbourne. In 2007 he was retrospectively awarded his fifth Simpson Medal by the West Australian Football Commission for his efforts in the 1977 inaugural State of Origin match between Western Australia and Victoria.
Captain coach
Accepting the position of Captain/Coach with East Perth Football ClubEast Perth Football Club
The East Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Royals, is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the West Australian Football League...
in 1978, Cable took the Royals to a hard-fought premiership that year over his old club, Perth. Cable retired as a player at the end of the next season after suffering a tractor accident on his farm which left him crippled.
Non-playing coach
Cable had significantly less success in the VFL as a non-playing coach than as a player, although he did get North Melbourne into the finals in two of his three full seasons in charge during the early 1980s. In 1983 he coached the team to be minor premiers, but North Melbourne lost both final matches to an early exit.Career highlights
- 384 career games (225 Perth, 43 East Perth, 116 North Melbourne)
- 20 State games for Western Australia
- 1 State game for Victoria
- Perth Captain/Coach 1972–1973
- Sandover Medallist 1964, 1968, 1973
- Simpson Medallist: (for best on ground in WAFL Grand Final) 1966, 1967, 1968; (for best on ground in WA state game) 1969, 1977
- Perth Premiership player 1966–1968, Simpson Medal each year
- Perth Fairest & Best 1965–1969, 1971, 1973
- North Melbourne Fairest and Best 1970
- 2 Premierships with North Melbourne, 1975, 1977
- East Perth Premiership Captain & Coach, 1978
- Coached North Melbourne for part of 1981 and 1982–1984
- West Coast Eagles Assistant Coach 1987–1989
- All-Australian 1966, 1969
The Barry Cable Room at the Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...
is named in his honour.http://www.wafootball.com.au/subiaco-oval-function-rooms.html
In 1996 Cable was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
Australian Football Hall of Fame
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...
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In 2004 he was inducted to Legend Status in the West Australian Football Hall of Fame
West Australian Football Hall of Fame
The West Australian Football Hall of Fame was created in 2002 to recognise and enshrine those who have made a significant contribution to Australian rules football in Western Australia...
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Post-football career
In 1993 he rode a specially modified bicycle and crossed the Nullarbor PlainNullarbor Plain
The Nullarbor Plain is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north. It is the world's largest single piece of limestone, and occupies an area of about...
in 9 days to toss the coin at the 1993 AFL Grand Final
1993 AFL Grand Final
The 1993 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Carlton Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 25 September 1993. It was the 97th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football...
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In 2007, Cable was working as a community development worker for the Community Development Foundation in Perth.
Cable now lives at his home in Perth with wife Helen, two sons; Barry Jr and Shane
Shane Cable
Shane Cable is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League ....
(former AFL player and coach) and five grand-children; Shelley, Benjamin, Timothy, Jeremy and Joshua.