Gary Moorcroft

Infobox afl player


firstname = Gary
lastname = Moorcroft


| birthdate = Birth date and age|1976|4|16|df=y
birthplace = ?
originalteam = Northern Knights
heightweight = 173cm / 86kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 5, 1995
debutteam = Essendon
debutopponent = St. Kilda
debutstadium = Optus Oval, Melbourne
playingteams = Essendon Bombers (1996-2001)

95 games, 51 goals

Melbourne (2003)

3 games, 2 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2005
careerhighlights =

*Morrish Medal 1994
*AFL Mark of the Year 2001
*Premiership side 2000

Gary Moorcroft (born 16 April 1976) was an Australian rules football player for the Essendon Bombers and Melbourne Demons in the AFL.

Moorcroft caught the attention of talent scouts with his winning of the Morrish Medal in 1994 whilst playing for the Northern Knights.

Best known for his Mark of the Year over Brad Johnson in Round 14, 2001, Moorcroft was a short, stocky and explosive goalsneak who participated in a premiership with Essendon in 2000 and a Grand Final side against the Brisbane Lions in 2001.

Gary was delisted by Essendon in 2002 after playing 95 games and struggling to retain his spot in a talented side. Ironically it was the Demons, who Essendon beat in the 2000 final in which Moorcroft was an outstanding player, who picked him up in the draft.

Moorcroft played in 3 losing games with Demons, and after a lacklustre debut suffered a severe season ending knee injury. This effectively brought an end to his chances of working his way back into the side and he was almost immediately delisted. The then-27-year-old's 98 game, 9 year AFL career ended there.

Moorcroft currently plays for Silvan in the Yarra Valley Mountain Div 1 Seniors. He topped the goalkicking tables of all leagues with a stunning 156 goals.

External links

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