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| Maurie Gibb | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Maurice Peter Gibb (7 February 1914 – 6 August 2000) was anAustralian rules footballer who played forMelbourne in theVictorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s and early 1940s.[1]
Gibb originally tried out forCarlton but after being rejected was picked up by Melbourne after winning the 1933 Gippsland Football League's best and fairest award, theTrood 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.
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