Alana Barba (born 26 September 2001) is an Australian rules footballer most recently playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFLW. She previously played for the Gold Coast Suns in 2022 (S6).[1]
| Alana Barba | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alana Barba | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 2001 | ||
| Original team(s) | Essendon Football Club (VFLW) | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2022 (S6), Gold Coast vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Great Barrier Reef Arena | ||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2022 (S6) | Gold Coast | 2 (0) | |
| 2022 (S7)–2023 | Essendon | 10 (0) | |
| Total | 12 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Barba won a VFL Women's premiership with the Bombers in 2022, before signing with Bombers AFLW side for the 2022 (S7) season. Her contract was not renewed for 2024.[2][3]
Football career
editGold Coast Suns (2022)
editBarba joined the Suns ahead of the 2022 (S6) season as one of two replacements for players existing players moved to the inactive list.[4]
Barba made her debut for the Suns in Round 1 of 2022 (S6) against the GWS Giants.[5] She was dropped for the Round 2 match-up against the West Coast Eagles[6] and didn’t earn a recall until Round 9 against Carlton.[7] This turned out to be Barba’s final game for the Suns, being omitted for the Round 10 match against Fremantle[8] before not being offered a contract for the 2022 (S7) season.[9]
Following her delisting, Barba returned to the Essendon Bombers in the VFLW.
Essendon (2022–2023)
editAfter winning the 2022 VFLW Premiership with the Bombers where she was award the Lisa Hardeman Medal as player of the match in the Grand Final,[10] Barba was added as a delisted free agent to Essendon’s inaugural AFLW list for the 2022 (S7) season.[2]
Barba played all 10 games in her debut season for the Bombers.
She was not offered a renewed contract for the 2024 (S9) season.
North Melbourne (2024)
editFollowing her delisting from Essendon's AFLW squad, Barba played for North Melbourne during the 2024 VFL Women's season,[11] scoring a goal in the last minute of the club's semi-final win against Williamstown, as North Melbourne progressed to their first VFLW Grand Final.
Barba played in her second VFL Women's premiership, amongst the best players for North Melbourne in their victory against the Western Bulldogs.[12]
AFLW Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 AFL Women's season.[13]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T
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| 2022 (S6) | Gold Coast | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 2022 (S7) | Essendon | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | Essendon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | ||
References
edit- ^ Catalano, Alex (25 August 2021). "A close shave: Barba and Bohanna earn post-draft call ups to the Gold Coast". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Barba and Barton become AFLW Bombers". essendonfc.com.au. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Murray, Tara (22 July 2022). "Barba living the dream". Northern Star Weekly. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "SUNS add Alana Barba and Tara Bohanna to AFLW List". goldcoastfc.com.au. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "AFLW Round 1 Team Announcement: Another debutant amongst six new faces". goldcoastfc.com.au. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "AFLW Round 2 Team Announcement: Returns & a debut to face the Eagles". goldcoastfc.com.au. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "AFLW Round 9 Team Announcement". goldcoastfc.com.au. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "AFLW Round 10 Team Announcement: Four changes to face Freo". goldcoastfc.com.au. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "SUNS make AFLW list changes". goldcoastfc.com.au. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Murray, Tara (22 July 2022). "Barba living the dream". Northern Star Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Kangaroos name VFLW squad for 2024 season". nmfc.com.au. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (21 July 2024). "Roos bounce to premiership". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Australian Football - Alana Barba - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
External links
edit- Alana Barba's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Alana Barba at AustralianFootball.com
