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Jeff Moran

St Kilda

AFL career

155 games63 goals

Debut
R13 1965 v SME24 July 1965
Most recent
R14 1974 v GEE6 July 1974

Stats

1974
STK
8
8.4
1.5
9.9
0.8
1.9
1.8
0.0
0.0
1973
STK
22
13.3
3.5
16.7
2.1
1.6
2.3
0.9
0.9
1972
STK
23
11.4
2.2
13.6
2.2
1.5
2.0
0.1
0.4
1971
STK
23
10.5
2.4
12.9
2.0
1.9
2.2
0.5
0.3
1970
STK
24
12.3
3.2
15.5
2.5
1.5
2.5
0.7
0.5
1969
STK
7
11.0
2.6
13.6
1.6
1.4
1.3
0.1
0.3
1968
STK
19
12.4
2.2
14.6
1.7
1.6
0.8
0.0
0.5
1967
STK
8
9.3
1.6
10.9
1.9
0.8
1.6
0.4
0.8
1966
STK
17
11.2
2.7
13.9
2.5
1.0
0.9
0.3
0.5
1965
STK
4
11.8
2.0
13.8
1.5
1.0
1.5
0.8
0.3
League
Season
GEE
WP
R14
10
4
14
2
3
1
-
0.0
MEL
MO
R13
5
0
5
0
0
0
-
0.0
FIT
JO
R12
7
2
9
0
1
4
-
0.0
COL
MO
R7
4
3
7
1
0
0
-
0.0
NTH
AS
R6
8
0
8
0
0
2
-
0.0
ESS
WP
R3
7
3
10
2
3
1
-
0.0
MEL
MCG
R2
15
0
15
1
3
2
0
0.0
FIT
MO
R1
11
0
11
0
5
4
-
0.0

Profile

Full name
Jeff T. Moran
Born
07 Jan 1947 (age 79y 288d)
Height
179 cm
Weight
76 kg

Teams

  • 155 games, 63 goals
    1965–1974

Honours

  • Premiership1966

Recruited from local club East Brighton, Jeff Moran wasted little time establishing himself in St Kilda's midfield, becoming a premiership player in just his second season. A running winger known for his penetrating kicking and ability to drift forward, Moran played a pivotal role in the famous 1966 Grand Final victory over Collingwood. In the tense final quarter, he gathered possession and booted a vital running goal to extend the Saints' lead to ten points, a moment that proved critical in the one-point result.

Moran remained a constant at Moorabbin for a decade, evolving into a reliable senior figure as the list transitioned. He was one of only nine premiership players to survive long enough to feature in the club's 1971 Grand Final loss to Hawthorn, illustrating his durability during the club's golden era. After 155 games in the red, white, and black, he departed the VFL at the end of 1974 to finish his playing days with Dandenong in the VFA.