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Key Facts

Full name
Maurie Gibb

Known as
Maurie Gibb

Born
7 February 1914

Died
6 August 2000 (aged 86)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 108d
Last game: 29y 195d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 78 kg

Senior clubs
Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 14, 10

Maurie Gibb

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
MelbourneV/AFL1934-19431331671.2663%14.92—4.8214
Total1934-19431331671.2663%14.92—4.8214

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,160th player to appear, 1,626th most games played, 554th most goals kickedMelbourne: 526th player to appear, 97th most games played, 36th most goals kicked

After being rejected by Carlton Maurie Gibb was given a second chance to break into league ranks with Melbourne, a chance he seized with both hands. Highly versatile, he soon proved himself capable of holding down any position ahead of centre from where he was eminently capable of kicking swags of goals as well as bringing team mates into the play witgh intelligent ball use. Gibb  played 133 VFL games and kicked 167 goals for Melbourne from 1934 to 1943. A member of Melbourne premiership teams in 1940 and 1941 an earlier career highlight was topping the club goal kicking list in 1935 with 59 goals. On two occasions during that season he booted bags of 9 goals. Chiefly used at full forward early in his career he later developed into a smooth moving, highly skilled half forward flanker.

Maurie Gibb retired from football in 1944 and joined the army. He later saw active service in New Guinea.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article; http://www.demonwiki.org/Maurie+Gibb

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Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.