Dennis Moran, (born 22 January 1977) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played in the

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for the

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club and in the

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for the London Broncos and the

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clubs, usually in the halves.

Early life

While attending

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, Moran played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1995.

Playing career

Moran made his

début for the

during the 1998 NRL season, eventually making 35 appearances for the club including the 18-16 1999 preliminary final defeat against Melbourne after Parramatta were winning 16-6 at halftime. In the first half of the match, Moran knocked the ball on over the try line after a pass from

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found him unmarked. After that, Moran moved to England to play in the

for the London Broncos from 2001 to 2004. Moran signed for

on a two-year contract from London Broncos in November 2004. Moran replaced Wigan's

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player

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, who had retired at the end of 2004's

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. Moran had spent four seasons at the Broncos, making 113 appearances and scoring 75 tries. Moran topped the Super League try scoring tables in 2002 and 2003 and was the Broncos top scorer in 2004 with 19. Moran was released by Wigan Warriors on 25 May 2006 and was replaced by Michael Dobson. The following day he was signed by the

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in a bid to help them get their season back on track. According to the Widnes World, Moran said "I've come here to try and help out as much as I can to get this club back into Super League." He earned a place in the 2006 National League One Dream Team. Moran was a revelation with

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in 2007 winning the National League One player of the year award. Moran retired in 2008 whilst playing for the

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. Since then, Moran moved back to his native Australia and has taken up a coaching career.

Coaching

Since retiring from playing Moran has followed many other former professional players into the coaching ranks. His current roles (2012) include being the head coach of the women's indigenous

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who play as a curtain raiser before the men's All Stars take to the field.

References

External links

*
Dennis Moran Wigan Career Page
on the Wigan RL Fansite''.
London Broncos profile

Denis Moran (image)

Leigh Centurions Player Profile
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