New South Wales Australian Rules Football State of Origin Players: Wayne Carey, Shane Crawford, John Longmire, Adrian Barich, Neale Daniher

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Wayne Carey, Shane Crawford, John Longmire, Adrian Barich, Neale Daniher, Terry Daniher, Billy Brownless, Dennis Carroll, Brett Allison, Terry Thripp, Neil Cordy, Tim Powell, Paul Hawke, Phil Bradmore, David Murphy, Stephen Wright, Mark O'donoghue, Tony Morwood, Bernard Toohey. Excerpt: Adrian "Barra" Barich (born 5 December 1963) is a sports presenter for television and radio, and a former Australian rules footballer and rugby league player. Throughout his career, Barich was nicknamed "Barra" in reference to both his name and strongly built barrel chested stature. Early life Barich grew up in Canberra, where he played multiple sports including rugby league, rugby union and later as a teenager, Australian rules football before moving to Perth. Sporting career Australian rules football Perth Football Club Barich played Australian Rules as a midfielder . He moved to Perth in 1983, signing with the Perth Football Club and going on to play 160 games for the team. He captained the side for two seasons, and is a life member of the club. West Coast Eagles Barich was an inaugural member of the West Coast Eagles Football Club and played in their historic first game in 1987. In his 47 games, Barich proved to be a robust midfielder. His place in West Coast Eagles history was forged more for his off-field role in the 1992 premiership. After missing selection in the team, he and Phil Scott, another inaugural player, penned a moving letter to those players selected to represent the club, letting their teammates know how much victory would mean to those who could not play and what it meant to those players who had been involved from club infancy. Representative football Barich played AFL State of Origin football for New South Wales as well as representing Western Australia three times, capta...