Michael Moncrieff

Michael Moncrieff (born 19 August 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1970s and early '80s.

A tall full-forward, Moncrieff was a prolific goalkicker for Hawthorn and topped their goalkicking on five occasions. The two times that he kicked 90 or more goals in a season came in premiership years for Hawthorn, 1976 and 1978. In 1976 he managed a career-high 97 goals.

In 1977, with the return of champion Tasmanian full-forward Peter Hudson, Moncrieff moved to the backline. He returned full-forward in 1978, and in the 1978 Grand Final he kicked four goals. He represented Victoria on three occasions. He kicked 10 goals in a match three times and holds the joint Hawthorn record for most goals in a final, kicking eight in the 1978 Qualifying Final against Collingwood.

Prior to the 1984 season, Moncrieff joined . As was permitted by the rules, Moncrieff trained and played practice matches with St Kilda during the pre-season while St Kilda and Hawthorn continued to negotiate his clearance and transfer fee; however, negotiations broke down, and a transfer fee became nearly impossible to assess when Moncrieff suffered a serious knee injury in a practice match which saw him miss fifteen months of football and ultimately retire from the VFL without playing a match for St Kilda. Following this case, the rules were amended to require a player's clearance to be finalised before he could train with his new club.

In 1986, Moncrieff played for Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association.

Off-field, Moncrieff served as president of the Victorian Football League Players' Association, and he later served as a member of the AFL Grievance Tribunal.

Honours and achievements Hawthorn 2× VFL premiership player: 1976, 1978 2× Minor premiership: 1971, 1975

Individual 5× Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980 Hawthorn life member