Former Swans and Bulldogs star Barry Round dies aged 72

Barry Round, the 1981 Brownlow medallist and first captain of the Sydney Swans, has died aged 72. 

Round played 328 games in the VFL between 1969 and 1985, playing for Footscray, South Melbourne and Sydney, before becoming captain-coach of Williamstown, leading them to the 1986 and 1990 VFA premierships.

The Williamstown Football Club announced Round’s passing via its website this morning.

The ruckman from Warragul, east of Melbourne, was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2001.

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