Dylan Moore (footballer)


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Dylan Moore (born 4 August 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Dylan Moore
Personal information
Full name Dylan Moore
Date of birth 4 August 1999 (age 25)
Original team(s) Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)/Caulfield Grammar School (APS) [Forest Hill Zebras]
Draft No. 67, 2017 national draft
Debut Round 3, 2019, Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 13
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Hawthorn 100 (110)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.

Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Moore mixed his football with athletics during his junior career. Moore stated in an interview with the Herald Sun that he participated in athletics in the summer "just to get myself fit for footy in the winter." He took out a state steeplechase title in 2014 and a 1600m event at the Stawell Gift in 2016.[1]

He attended Caulfield Grammar School and won the best and fairest award for the schools First XVIII football side during his draft year.[2] Prior he played community football for Forest Hill Zebras[3] and Rowville Hawks[4] in the Eastern Football League.

Ranked by Champion Data as the 12th best player in the 2017 AFL draft, Moore was selected by the Hawthorn Hawks at selection No.67.[5]

He injured his shoulder playing for Box Hill after two VFL games and missed eight weeks of footy. Once fit he returned to the team and progressively got better and better. He played a superb finals series for Box Hill, with four goals in the preliminary final and three goals in the victorious Grand Final.[6]

He made his debut against North Melbourne after a late withdrawal of Jarryd Roughead with injury.[7] Moore managed to play seven games in his debut season.

Dealing with a Covid season, with all Victorian teams in travelling hubs Moore was given three games at the end of the season. In just his tenth game and the last for the 2020 season Moore was awarded a Brownlow vote with 25 disposals and a goal.[8] Following the 2020 season, there was speculation that Moore could be delisted, but the Hawks retained him on the rookie list.[9] In 2021 Moore managed to get through pre-season without any injury, he performed well in pre-season matches prior to the 2021 AFL season, and he was important in Hawthorn's round 1 victory in that year over Essendon, where he kicked three goals.[9] He played in 20 games in 2021 and all senior games in 2022. He started rotating through the midfield as the season progressed. The small crumbing forward has developed into a breakaway midfielder.

After a career best 2024 season which saw Moore kick 35 goals and finish 2nd in the AFL for goal assists, he was awarded his first All-Australian blazer, being named in the forward pocket.

Updated to the end of 2024.[10]

Legend

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Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

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  1. ^ Toby Prime, Knox Leader (30 October 2017). "Eastern Ranges midfielder Dylan Moore emerges as top-30 AFL draft contender". Herald Sun. News Corporation. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ^ Morris, Tom (17 November 2017). "AFL draft 2017: Dylan Moore a gun pocket rocket that's likely to be taken inside top 30 of draft". Fox Sports.
  3. ^ "Zebra junior now a Hawk". Zebras. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ Fitweb. "AFL Drafted Players". www.rowvillefc.org.au. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. ^ Toby Prime, Knox Leader (30 November 2017). "Eastern Ranges midfielder Dylan Moore drafted to Hawthorn after breakout season in TAC Cup". Herald Sun. News Corporation. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ Tom Hussey (26 September 2018). "VFL premiership 'surreal' for Moore". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Moore to debut". Hawthorn Football Club. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  8. ^ "MVP: Moore reason for optimism".
  9. ^ a b Cleary, Mitch (26 March 2021). "From list limbo to round one hero: The secret to rookie Hawk's revival". AFL.com.au. AFL Media. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Dylan Moore Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 April 2018.