Darcy Moore

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]

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 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]

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]

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

Moore training with Collingwood in 2014

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[21]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Darcy Moore.

• Darcy Moore's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
• Darcy Moore's playing statistics from AFL Tables