Coaching Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Barry Atkins Muir
- Nickname(s)
- Garbo
- Born
- Saturday, 18th September, 1937
- Died
- Friday, 2nd September, 2022 (Aged 84 years and 349 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- The Ashes
- 1963/1964
- Test Series
- Australia vs New Zealand 1959, 1959/60 France vs. Australia, Australia vs France 1960, Australia vs New Zealand 1963, Australia vs South Africa 1963, 1963/64 France vs. Australia
- Interstate Series
- 1959, 1960
Coaching Career Statistics
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
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Tour Matches | North Queensland Firsts | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||||
Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||||
Tour Matches | Brisbane Firsts | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||||
Interstate Series | 2 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7.14% | List | |||||||
Midweek Cup | - | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
North QLD | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||||||
QLD Firsts | 1974-78 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 6.25% | List | |||||||
Brisbane Firsts | 1975, 1986-87 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
QLD Country | 1980-81 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||||||
Overall | 1970-1987 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 8.33% | List |
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates
Your Say
03/08/2013
Barry was quite simply the best half back of his era. He was a courageous half back at a time when foul play happened in almost every game. Big forwards would be out to get him each time he took to the field. He was very good in all areas of his game but his fast accurate long passes from the scrum base, were as smooth as silk, and he was tremendous in cover defence. I saw a club game at Lang Park one Sunday afternoon, Wests playing Norths. The big Norths winger Fonda Metassa broke into the clear and with no one in front of him, set sail for the line down the Hale Street side. Barry Muir came across in cover defence and hit Metassa with the most beautifully timed and exquistely executed cover defending tackle I have ever seen, even to this day. Muir dived, flew through the air, hit Metassa, carrying him through the air about 15 yards, which was close to fence. The entire crowd including the Norths supporters, rose to their feet and applauded a once in a lifetime tackle. A moment I will never forget. Barry Muir was a small man with a heart as big as Phar Lap.
16/12/2013
Is a legend!!!
20/10/2016
Best halfback that has been seen. Very rugged and fast
19/10/2019
Invented the term "cockroaches" for the biased, unobjective, narcisstic turds south of the border who think they own the game. Barry is an inspiration of standing up to bullies and mentally diseased crooks. Love your work Garbo.
22/05/2021
I have to say, that apart from being a Champion Footballer, Barry is one of the nicest gentlemen I have ever known. Both Barry and his lovely wife are so kind and giving, and I think the world of them.
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