Darcy Moore

Darcy Moore (born 25 January 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Collingwood Football Club. Son of former Collingwood captain, Peter Moore, he played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup before he was drafted to Collingwood in 2014 under the father–son rule.

Darcy Moore
Moore during pre-season in March 2017.
Personal information
Full name Darcy Moore
Date of birth (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996
Place of birth Australia
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 9 (F/S), 2014 national draft
Height 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s) Key forward / defender
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 30
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015– Collingwood 82 (61)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 12, 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life and state football

Moore was captain of the football team at his school, Carey Baptist Grammar School.[1] Prior to that, he played junior football at Ivanhoe[2] and Kew Comets, in the Yarra Junior Football League.[3] In 2012, he had an injury-interrupted season, managing to play only six games.[1] Moore captained Oakleigh Chargers in the 2014 TAC Cup season, leading them to claim a premiership.[4]

AFL career

Moore was drafted by Collingwood with pick number 9 in the 2014 AFL draft under the father–son rule, with Collingwood matching the first round bid made by the Western Bulldogs.[5] He received the number 30 guernsey to wear, which is the same number his father Peter Moore wore while playing for the club.[6] In May 2015, before making a senior appearance, Moore signed a two-year contract extension on top of the standard two-year contract presented to draftees, keeping him at the club until at the end of 2018.[7] Moore made his AFL debut at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against Hawthorn in round 14 of the 2015 season.[8] His first goal came against the Western Bulldogs in Round 17, where he kicked five goals straight in his team's 18-point loss.[9] In Round 19 of the 2016 season against West Coast, Moore kicked three goals in the first half and won a Rising Star nomination after playing only 34 percent of the game.[10][11] At the end of the season, he was named to AFL Players Association's 22 Under 22 team.[12] In the 2017 season, Moore kicked 25 goals in his first 20 games of the season, leading to him being named in the initial 2017 22 Under 22 40-player squad.[13] Due to hamstring injuries, Moore managed to play only seven games in the 2018 season.[14] At the end of the season, he signed a two-year contract extension, after a long negotiation and amidst speculation he would join another club, such as Sydney.[15] Former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon and former North Melbourne captain Wayne Carey praised Moore, saying he is looming as a generational type player and is the type of player who draws crowds.[14] In February 2020, Moore was selected to play for Victoria in the State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match, following in his father's footsteps who represented Victoria in 1984.[16] Similar to club level, he wore the number 30 guernsey, like his father.[17]

Playing style

Moore can play either as a key defender or as a tall forward. He has excellent closing speed, a natural leap, strong marking ability over his head and is smart around goal.[18] As a forward he kicks goals, takes big marks and is a hard match-up, while as a defender he is able to shut-out players.[1]

Personal life

As the son of former Collingwood captain and dual Brownlow Medalist Peter Moore, Moore grew up supporting Collingwood.[19] He is studying commerce at Melbourne University.[20]

Moore training with Collingwood in 2014

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season[21]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2015 Collingwood3099349328129161.00.35.43.69.03.21.8
2016 Collingwood30172414955915477291.40.85.63.59.14.51.7
2017 Collingwood3021251915268220125401.20.97.23.210.56.01.9
2018 Collingwood307303724612980.40.05.33.48.74.11.1
2019 Collingwood3017011599325279260.00.069.355.4714.824.651.53
Career 71 61 37 492 276 768 339 119 0.86 0.52 6.93 3.89 10.82 4.77 1.68
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References
  1. Quayle, Emma (3 October 2014). "Who is Darcy Moore?". The Age.
  2. "Best & Fairest". Ivanhoe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. "Representative Teams - Kew Junior Football Club". Kew Comets. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. Hustwaite, Megan (3 August 2016). "Former Oakleigh Chargers captain Darcy Moore wins AFL Rising Star nomination after impressive display for Collingwood". Herald Sun.
  5. Quayle, Emma (6 October 2014). "Darcy Moore joins Collingwood, as 12 draftees find AFL homes". The Age.
  6. "Darcy Moore given No.30 worn by father Peter Moore as Collingwood hands out 2015 jumper numbers". Herald Sun. 8 November 2014.
  7. Twomey, Callum (14 May 2015). "Collingwood extends contracts of young trio". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  8. Cherny, Daniel (2 July 2015). "Collingwood father-son pick Darcy Moore to debut, Rioli back for Hawthorn". The Age.
  9. Quayle, Emma (27 July 2015). "Darcy Moore's five-goal game gives Collingwood something to smile about". The Age.
  10. "Collingwood's Darcy Moore is AFL's rising star for round 19". The Age. 1 August 2016.
  11. Guthrie, Ben (1 August 2016). "Less is Moore for Magpies' latest Rising Star". Australian Football League. BigPond.
  12. Waterworth, Ben (13 September 2016). "22under22 team revealed: Marcus Bontempelli named captain, Caleb Daniel misses out". Fox Sports.
  13. Mason, Luke (23 August 2017). "Moore named in 22Under22". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  14. Gabelich, Josh (4 May 2019). "Why Melbourne great Garry Lyon thinks Collingwood star Darcy Moore is 'looming as a generational type player'". Fox Sports.
  15. Niall, Jake; Colangelo, Anthony (5 October 2018). "Darcy Moore agrees to new two-year deal with Collingwood". The Age.
  16. McClure, Sam; Cherny, Daniel (17 February 2020). "Darcy Moore, Stefan Martin set to feature in Big V squad". The Age.
  17. "State of Origin numbers revealed". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 25 February 2020.
  18. "Welcome to Collingwood: Darcy Moore". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  19. Gleeson, Michael (12 February 2016). "Darcy Moore a Magpie growing up". The Age.
  20. Niall, Jake (20 September 2019). "The world of Darcy Moore". The Age.
  21. "Darcy Moore statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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