Maurice Peter Gibb (7 February 1914 – 6 August 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s and early 1940s.[1]

Maurie Gibb
Personal information
Full name Maurice Peter Gibb
Date of birth 7 February 1914
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 6 August 2000(2000-08-06) (aged 86)
Original team(s) Rosedale
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934–1943 Melbourne 133 (167)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gibb originally tried out for Carlton but after being rejected was picked up by Melbourne after winning the 1933 Gippsland Football League's best and fairest award, the Trood Medal.[2][3]

He was a forward and had his most prolific season in 1935 when he topped Melbourne's goalkicking with 59 goals in a tally which included two bags of nine. In 1940 and 1941 Gibb played in back to back premiership teams.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", The Australasian, (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p.23.
  2. ^ "1933 - Gippsland's Best". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. 2 September 1933. p. 69. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ "1933 - Presentation to M Gibb". Trove Newspapers. Gippsland Times. 14 September 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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