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On Wednesday 24th August VFL General Manager Martin Stillman announced that 19 year old Williamstown player Jackson Barling had been awarded the Fothergill-Round Medal as the most promising young player in the Victorian Football League for 2005.
The award is named in honour of the only two players who have won both a Liston and Brownlow Medal - Des Fothergill (Williamstown/Collingwood) and Barry Round (Williamstown/South Melbourne).
Jackson Barling began his career with the Williamstown Juniors where he played 91 games before joining the Calder Cannons where he was a member of their 2003 and 2004 TAC Cup Premiership sides. In 2004 Jackson was a member of the Vic Metro Under 18 side which won the National Under 18 carnival.
Jackson joined Williamstown in 2005 and after an injury interrupted preseason where he was only able to play a half in the final practice game, he started round 1 in the reserves. Throughout the first half of the season Jackson was slowly regaining fitness. His senior debut was in round 2 against Werribee but a neck injury in round 4 also threatened to railroad his season. A month long stint in the reserves to give him an opportunity to improve his match fitness and the retirement of long standing full back Troy West presented "Jacko" with a great opportunity.
From rounds 11 to 20 Jackson established himself as a key tall defender and played against the number one forward in opposition sides - Nick Holland, James Podsiadly, Barry Brooks, Kevin Moore, Ty Zantuck, Jobe Watson, Nick Sautner, David Pitt, Shaun Pollard and Nathan Saunders. In round 20 Tasmania's key forward Justin Plapp had the better of him before he played up forward.
Jackson also took 11 marks in the VFL under 22 exhibition game played in May this year.
Jackson has qualified to represent Williamstown reserves in the upcoming finals series.
The Williamstown Football Club congratulates Jackson and hopes that he receives an opporunity play AFL football in 2006.
Jackson Barling - 2005's Fothergill-Round Medallist
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He should have been drafted last year, one thing that people don't see with Jacko is that he has huge leadership skills, an excellent young footballer.
Given that we are likely to be lacking key defenders within 12 months, not promoting him to a rookie spot would be a monumental error.
Great effort Jacko.
Given that we are likely to be lacking key defenders within 12 months, not promoting him to a rookie spot would be a monumental error.
Great effort Jacko.
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He was training with the pies last pre-season, vying for a rookie spot until injury stuffed up his opportunity IIRC.
We sure do need a KP backman coming through the ranks right now
Reckon we will rookie him unless we learn another club is keen on drafting him.
Having said that, he sounds like a pick in the sixties that will do a little bit more than 'just eating all the bread rolls at the club for the next two years'.
We sure do need a KP backman coming through the ranks right now
Reckon we will rookie him unless we learn another club is keen on drafting him.
Having said that, he sounds like a pick in the sixties that will do a little bit more than 'just eating all the bread rolls at the club for the next two years'.