Brent Moloney

Brent Moloney (born 28 January 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions, Melbourne Football Club and Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life Originating from Warrnambool, Victoria, Moloney supported the Demons as a child and his hero was Allen Jakovich, who played for Melbourne. Moloney played in the TAC Cup for the Geelong Falcons.

AFL career

Geelong Football Club

He was drafted in the 2003 pre-season draft by Geelong, and made his debut with Geelong Football Club in round 14, 2003. In 2003 Moloney received an AFL Rising Star nomination.

Melbourne Football Club Moloney was traded to the Melbourne Football Club following the 2004 AFL season, and he went on to play every game for the season finding his form back with many consistent performances. His return to his consistent best in 2009 was highlighted by his career-best statistics in every category except kicks – he had the most number of disposals, handballs, goals and marks of any season in his career to that point. On 10 October 2012, he agreed to accept an offer from the Brisbane Lions.

On 11 August 2014, Moloney retired from football following an Achilles tendon injury.

Controversy In April 2011, Moloney was evicted from a Melbourne nightclub for drunkenness the night after a match. As a consequence, he was stripped of the vice-captaincy.

Moloney was reinstated to the vice captaincy on 9 June, following good form, counselling for his drinking problem and a vote by the entire playing list.

Moloney was substituted out of the Round 19 game against his former club , which Melbourne lost by a near-record 186 points, after failing to register a statistic in the first half.

In June 2013, after Melbourne coach Mark Neeld was sacked, Moloney took to Instagram and posted a photo on his profile, saying "karma is a bitch". Moloney had been dropped sporadically during his final year at Melbourne, which was Neeld's first as head coach.

Statistics Brownlow Medal votes Season Votes 2003 0 2004 0 2005 3 2006 0 2007 0 2008 0 2009 5 2010 7 2011 19 2012 0 2013 2 2014 0 Total 36 Key: Red / Italics = Ineligible

166 46 54 1753 1436 3189 500 608 0.3 0.3 10.6 8.7 19.2 3.0 3.7

Honours and achievements Individual Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy: 2011 Australia international rules football team: 2005 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2004 (Round 10)