Eric Barnes (17 October 1940 − 27 June 2019) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s.
He was an inaugural player for Cronulla and played in the club's first ever game.
In 1967, Barnes joined newly admitted side Cronulla-Sutherland and played in the club's first ever game, an 11–5 victory over Eastern Suburbs at the Sydney Sports Ground.
Barnes went on to play 22 times for Cronulla as the club finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon.
This rugby league football biography relating to an Australian born in the 1940s is a stub.