Nicola Barr

Barr was born in Melbourne but spent most of her early years living outside of Australia. Barr's family settled in Sydney when she was 14. She began playing football while in year ten at Queenwood on Sydney's North Shore.{{cite news|last1=Arnold|first1=Caitlin|title=Player profile: Nicola Barr|url=http://aflnswact.com.au/blog/2016/06/01/player-profile-nicola-barr/|access-date=17 October 2016|work=AFL NSW/ACT|date=1 June 2016}}

She was selected to play in the AFL youth girls national competition in 2014.

Barr played soccer at an elite level as a junior.

Barr plays state-league football with North Shore in the Sydney Women's AFL (SWAFL).

In 2016, Barr won the league's Rising Star award as the best young player in the league.{{cite news|last1=Lusted|first1=Peter|title=Nicola Barr chosen by GWS as number one pick in first Women's AFL Draft|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-12/nicola-barr-chosen-by-gws-as-number-one-pick-in-afl-draft/7926052|access-date=17 October 2016|work=ABC|date=12 October 2016}} The following season she won the Mostyn Medal as the best and fairest player in the SWAFL.{{cite news|last1=Buckley|first1=James|title=GWS Giants take Sydney local Nicola Barr with No.1 pick in women's AFL draft|url=http://www.smh.com.au/afl/greater-western-sydney-giants/gws-giants-take-sydney-local-nicola-barr-with-no1-pick-in-womens-afl-draft-20161012-gs0fqk.html|access-date=17 October 2016|work=Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax|date=12 October 2016}}

Barr represented the Sydney Swans academy in an AFL exhibition match in April 2016, winning best on ground honours.

Barr was drafted by {{AFLW|GWS}} with the first overall selection in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She played in all seven games, and was nominated for the AFL Women's Rising Star award after moving from midfield to half back late in the season.{{cite web|last1=Black|first1=Sarah|title=Barr, Berry the final AFLW Rising Star nominees - AFL.com.au|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-21/barr-berry-the-final-aflw-rising-star-nominees|website=AFL Media|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=21 March 2017|date=21 March 2017}}

Greater Western Sydney signed Barr for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.{{cite web|title=AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-26/aflw-all-the-clubs-full-lists-after-trade-period|website=afl.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|access-date=26 May 2017|date=26 May 2017}}

Barr became the first player in AFL Women's history to be sent directly to the AFL Tribunal owing to an incident involving {{AFLW|NM}}'s Ashleigh Riddell during the round two, 2019 match between Greater Western Sydney and North Melbourne played at Drummoyne Oval.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/16379/giant-sent-straight-to-tribunal-for-off-the-ball-bump|title=Giant sent straight to Tribunal for off-the-ball bump|publisher=AFL Women's|first=Sarah|last=Black|date=11 February 2019|access-date=12 February 2019}} She was suspended for one match.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/16449/giant-to-miss-blues-clash-after-ban-for-bump|title=Giant to miss Blues clash after ban for bump|publisher=AFL Women's|first=Sarah|last=Black|date=12 February 2019|access-date=13 February 2019}}

: Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/players/1525/nicola-barr|title=Nicola Barr–player stats by season|work=Australian Football|access-date=27 May 2024}}

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|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017

|{{AFLW|GWS}}

| 8 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 55 || 23 || 78 || 10 || 22 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.9 || 3.3 || 11.1 || 1.4 || 3.1

|- style="background-color:#EAEAEA"

|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"

|| 2018

||{{AFLW|GWS}}|| | 8 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 48 || 23 || 71 || 12 || 22 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.9 || 3.3 || 10.1 || 1.7 || 3.1

|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019

|| 2019

|{{AFLW|GWS}}

| 8 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 29 || 11 || 40 || 6 || 17 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.8 || 2.2 || 8 || 1.2 || 3.4

|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"

|| 2020

|{{AFLW|GWS}}

| 8 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 34 || 15 || 49 || 11 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 6.8 || 3 || 9.8 || 2.2 || 1

|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"

|| 2021

|{{AFLW|GWS}}

| 8 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 42 || 20 || 62 || 19 || 18 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 7 || 3.3 || 10.3 || 3.2 || 3

|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |

||2022 (S6)

|{{AFLW|GWS}}

| 8 || 10 || 5 || 2 || 58 || 38 || 96 || 20 || 22 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 7.3 || 4.8 || 12 || 2.5 || 2.8

|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |

||2022 (S7)

|{{AFLW|GWS}}

| 8 || 8 || 4 || 1 || 75 || 54 || 129 || 25 || 30 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 7.5 || 5.4 || 12.9 || 2.5 || 3

|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |

|| 2023

|{{AFLW|GWS}}

| 8 || 10 || 1 || 1 || 87 || 84 || 171 || 21 || 60 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 8.7 || 8.4 || 17.1 || 2.1 || 6

|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |

|| 2024

|{{AFLW|GWS}}

| 8 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 26 || 30 || 56 || 12 || 7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.7 || 10 || 18.7 || 4 || 2.3

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! colspan=3| Career

! 61

! 10

! 7

! 454

! 298

! 752

! 136

! 203

! 0.1

! 0.1

! 7.4

! 4.9

! 12.2

! 2.3

! 3.1

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Barr studies medical science at the University of Sydney. She has been dating Lloyd Perris since 2018. {{cite web|title=The balancing act: medical science student & AFL player|url=http://enidnetwork.com/2016/07/10/nicola-barr/|website=ENID|access-date=17 October 2016}}

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