Date of birth 28 October 1871 1911-1912 Fitzroy Years Club Name Geoff Moriarty | 1897–1907 Fitzroy Died October 29, 1948 Years Club | |
Date of death 29 October 1948(1948-10-29) (aged 77) | ||
Geoffrey John Moriarty (28 October 1871 – 29 October 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA and Victorian Football League (VFL).
The father of Fitzroy full-forward Jack Moriarty, Geoff played at the opposite end of the ground, and after a year with Carlton, was a premiership winning fullback with the Maroons. He was a member of Fitzroy premiership sides in 1895 in the VFA, and in 1899 and 1905, also playing in their losing Grand Finals in 1900 and 1906.
In 1911 he became Fitzroy's first ever official coach, with the club finishing fifth on both of his two seasons in charge.
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