Wallaby utility back Berrick Barnes is Adam Freier's favourite player
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Australia's own "working class man", Berrick Barnes, could be the player to inspire the Wallabies to World Cup glory, writes Adam Freier in his latest column in the Sydney Morning Herald.
"A quote Wayne Bennett has used is: 'You can always tell the character of someone by what he does for those who can do nothing for him in return.'
"This quote could not be more relevant than with former Brisbane Bronco Berrick Barnes. Forever giving, for charity, rugby and others, this cleanskin can start to blossom in this Wallabies environment. A well-bred Queenslander whose native Australian tone and 'yeah, na, yeah' make him the natural next in line for Lara Bingle's 'Where the bloody hell are you?' ad campaign.
"The first time I met Berrick he wore bone-coloured R.M. Williams tight beige jeans with clip pockets, rum-stained R.M. Williams boots and a checked shirt that I am pretty sure I had once used as a tea towel. He stood there, tilted his head to the side, took one leap forward and simply threw his hand out to introduce himself."
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