Barrie Robran

Barrie Robran
MBE
Barrie Robran; MBE
	Statue of Robran outside Adelaide Oval
Personal information
Full name	Barrie Charles Robran
Born	25 September 1947; Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
Died	16 July 2025 (aged 77)
Original team	North Whyalla
Positions	Centre half-forward, ruck-rover, centre
Playing career
Years	Club
1967–1980	North Adelaide
Representative team honours
Years	Team
	South Australia
Coaching career
Years	Club
1978–80	North Adelaide
Career highlights
	3x Magarey Medal: 1968, 1970, 1973; 7x North Adelaide Best and Fairest: 1967–1973; 2x SANFL Premiership: 1971, 1972; Championship of Australia Championship: 1972; South Australia State team Captain: 1974; North Adelaide club Captain: 1974–1977; Australian Football Hall of Fame: Inductee 1996, Legend Status 2001; North Adelaide Team of the Century: (Ruck Rover); South Australian Football Hall of Fame; North Adelaide Hall of Fame - (Icon Status); South Australia State selector: 1984–1998;
	Source: AustralianFootball.com

Barrie Charles Robran MBE (25 September 1947 – 16 July 2025) was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1967 to 1980. He won South Australian football's highest individual honour, the Magarey Medal, on three occasions – 1968, 1970 and 1973.

Robran is generally considered to be the greatest ever South Australian football player. His citation in the Australian Football Hall of Fame describes him as "the best player never to play at AFL level".

Robran won immense respect not only for his talent, but also his humility and sportsmanship. He played most of his time at centre half-forward, but was versatile enough to also play in the centre or on the ball as a ruck-rover. Off the field, Robran kept a low public profile and shunned much publicity.