Peter Moore (Australian rules footballer)
| Peter Moore | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Peter Moore | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1957 | ||
| Original team(s) | Eltham | ||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1974–1982 | Collingwood | 172 (193) | |
| 1983–1987 | Melbourne | 77 (51) | |
| Total | 249 (244) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1987. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Peter Moore (born 11 January 1957) is a former
Early life and education
As a student at Eltham High School, Moore excelled in both academic and sporting events. He played for the Eltham Football Club before being selected to play for Collingwood.
Sporting career
A tall, agile
Winner of the Copeland Trophy in 1979 and 1980 and captain of Collingwood from 1981 to 1982, Moore was inducted into the Collingwood Hall of Fame before being transferred to the Melbourne Football Club.
Recurring hamstring injuries saw Moore's form drop off in his final seasons with Collingwood before being recruited by Melbourne, where his career took on a resurgence.
Moore played a total of 249 matches and was unlucky not to play in a premiership side considering he played in the Magpies' losing Grand Final teams of 1977, 1979, 1980 and 1981.
At the
After his VFL career finished, he coached Eltham Football Club, where he began his career, to a premiership in the second division of the
In 2005, Moore was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
When Collingwood lost the
In 2023, Moore presented the premiership cup to his son, Darcy Moore, after Collingwood won the 2023 AFL Grand Final.