The AFL world is mourning the death of star half-back flanker Barry Davis, a three-time premiership player and Australian Football League Hall of Famer. A two-time flag winner with Essendon, he moved to North Melbourne and captained the Kangaroos to their first premiership in 1975. Davis, who retired after that last grand final, died aged 80 on Wednesday. The Essendon local debuted with the Bombers in 1961 and played 218 games for the club, winning the 1962 and 1965 premierships.
“The wonderful pictures of Barry kissing our first VFL/AFL premiership cup are among the most iconic in our 155-year history and he’ll be forever remembered as a North Melbourne champion.” Davis returned to Essendon in 1978 as the club’s senior coach — spending three seasons in charge before being replaced by Kevin Sheedy — and went on to help the under-19s program in the 1980s. Bombers great Tim Watson mourned the “sad news” on Friday night.
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