Jack Moriarty
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Jack Moriarty (born 30 April 1901; died 5 September 1980) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL).
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.
In 2004 Moriarty was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
[edit] Career highlights
Playing career: 1922, 1924-33 (170 games, 662 goals)
- Essendon 1922 (13 games, 36 goals)
- Fitzroy 1924-33 (157 games, 626 goals)
Player honors:
- Fitzroy Best and Fairest 1927
- Fitzroy Captain 1933
- 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)
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