George Moodie Explained

George Moodie
Fullname:George Birrell Moodie
Birth Date:22 October 1872
Birth Place:South Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:Northcote, Victoria
Originalteam:Brighton
Position:Ruck shepherd
Statsend:1905
Years1:1894–1896
Club1:Melbourne (VFA)
Games Goals1:50 (9)
Years2:1897–1905
Club2:Melbourne
Games Goals2:134 (29)
Games Goalstotal:184 (38)
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George Birrell Moodie (22 October 1872 – 4 June 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the early years of the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A strongly built yet durable ruck shepherd, Moodie played alongside champions Fred McGinis and Vic Cumberland. He started out at Melbourne in their Victorian Football Association days and then played in their first nine VFL seasons. Moodie was a three time Victorian interstate representative and a member of Melbourne's 1900 premiership team.

In early 1916, at the age of 43, he enlisted to serve in World War I[1] but did not see active service.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: THE WAR AND FOOTBALL. . The Argus . Victoria, Australia . 31 January 1916 . 8.
  2. Web site: Discovering Anzacs: George Burrell Moodie . National Archives of Australia.