▁out ▁by ▁the ▁. ▁Bar rass ▁had ▁eleven ▁dispos als ▁and ▁took ▁six ▁marks ; ▁his ▁performance ▁was ▁r ated ▁a ▁ 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁by ▁A FL . com . au ▁journalist ▁David ▁Re ed , ▁who ▁noted ▁he ▁improved ▁after ▁a ▁slow ▁start ▁on ▁Tom ▁Bo yd ▁and ▁took ▁several ▁cru cial ▁marks . ▁Post - season , ▁Bar rass ▁won ▁West ▁Coast ' s ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award . ▁ ▁A head ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁A FL ▁season , ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁journal ists ▁R iley ▁B ever idge ▁and ▁Ben ▁Water worth ▁named ▁Bar rass ▁' the ▁rising ▁star ' ▁at ▁West ▁Coast ▁and ▁a ▁' lock ' ▁in ▁their ▁defence . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁pre - season ▁training ▁in ▁improved ▁condition ▁after ▁feeling ▁' pre tty ▁fat ' ▁near ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season . ▁Bar rass ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁extension ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁J LT ▁Community ▁Series , ▁t ying ▁him ▁to ▁West ▁Coast ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁During ▁pre - season ▁training , ▁Bar rass ▁fell ▁awk ward ly ▁after ▁a ▁mark ing ▁contest ▁and ▁was ▁d az ed ▁for ▁roughly ▁a ▁minute , ▁but ▁returned ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁week ▁on ▁a ▁l ighter ▁program . ▁After ▁missing ▁round ▁ 1 , ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁next ▁eight ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁before ▁being ▁dem oted ▁to ▁the ▁W AF L