Jack Moriarty
Encyclopedia
Jack Moriarty was an Australian rules football
er in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
, was a lightly built full forward who became a spectacular success after leaving Essendon Football Club
at the end of 1923 and crossing to Fitzroy Football Club
. Despite standing only 5'10" (178 cm), and weighing approximately 60 kg, he had the ability to jump over opponents and take strong over-head marks, as well as being a goal-sneak. In each of his first three matches with Fitzroy, Moriarty kicked 7 goals en-route to a then VFL season record of 82. Moriarty represented the VFL at the Hobart carnival
in 1924 and went on to become a permanent fixture in Big V sides for most of the next decade. He topped Fitzroy's goal kicking list every year between 1924 and 1933, except for 1930 and was voted the club's best and fairest player in 1927 during an era when an award of this type was not made every season. At the end of his career, Moriarty had booted 672 goals in his 170 game VFL career, at an average of almost 4 per game.
In 2004 Moriarty was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
.
Player honors:
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Background
Moriarty, the son of dual Fitzroy premiership player GeoffGeoff Moriarty
Geoff Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy from the inaugural VFL season in 1897.The father of Fitzroy full-forward Jack Moriarty, Geoff played at the opposite end of the ground and was a premiership winning fullback with the Maroons...
, was a lightly built full forward who became a spectacular success after leaving Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
at the end of 1923 and crossing to Fitzroy Football Club
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
. Despite standing only 5'10" (178 cm), and weighing approximately 60 kg, he had the ability to jump over opponents and take strong over-head marks, as well as being a goal-sneak. In each of his first three matches with Fitzroy, Moriarty kicked 7 goals en-route to a then VFL season record of 82. Moriarty represented the VFL at the Hobart carnival
1924 Hobart Carnival
The 1924 Hobart Carnival was the fifth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition...
in 1924 and went on to become a permanent fixture in Big V sides for most of the next decade. He topped Fitzroy's goal kicking list every year between 1924 and 1933, except for 1930 and was voted the club's best and fairest player in 1927 during an era when an award of this type was not made every season. At the end of his career, Moriarty had booted 672 goals in his 170 game VFL career, at an average of almost 4 per game.
In 2004 Moriarty was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
Australian Football Hall of Fame
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...
.
Player honors:
- Fitzroy Best and FairestBest and FairestBest and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
1927. - Fitzroy Leading goalkicker 9 times (1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933).
- Fitzroy Team of the Century.
- VFL Leading goalkicker Medal 1924.
- Essendon Leading goalkicker 1922.
- Victorian representative (11 games, 42 goals).