Laurie Moloney

Laurie Moloney
Laurie Moloney
Personal information
Full name	Laurie Moloney
Date of birth	28 April 1949 (age 73)
Original team(s)	Leongatha
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s)	Wing / Back pocket
Playing career1
Years	Club
1971–76	Essendon
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated January 16, 2023

Laurie Moloney (born 28 April 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1] Used initially as a wingman, Moloney played his best football for Essendon as a back pocket.^[2]

He went to Oakleigh during the 1976 season, then was captain-coach of Queensland club Mayne in 1977.^[2] From 1978 to 1982 he played for Belconnen in the ACT, the last two years as captain-coach.^[3] In 1983 he left Australia for the United States, to take up a three-year posting with the US Department of Defence.^[3]

Notes

↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 621. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
1 2 "Past Player Profiles – M". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
1 2 "Australian Football: Moloney posted overseas". The Canberra Times . 5 March 1983. p. 37. Retrieved 25 February 2015– via National Library of Australia.

External links

Laurie Moloney's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Laurie Moloney's profile at Australianfootball.com

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 621. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[Essendon-2] 1 2 "Past Player Profiles – M". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[CanberraTimes-3] 1 2 "Australian Football: Moloney posted overseas". The Canberra Times . 5 March 1983. p. 37. Retrieved 25 February 2015– via National Library of Australia.

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