Garry Moss (born 5 July 1988) is an

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coach and former player who is the current coach of the

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in the

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. As a player he played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the

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. Moss attended Newman College, graduating in 2005. He is the great nephew of the 1970 Brownlow Medallist,

Peter Bedford Peter Lawrence Anthony "Wheels" Bedford (born 11 April 1947) is a former Australian Rules footballer and first-class cricketer. As a footballer, he is best known for his time at South Melbourne, where he won Victorian Football League's (VFL's) ...

. Drafted by Hawthorn with 56th overall pick in the

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from East Perth in the WAFL, he played as a midfielder and was on the Hawks' senior list for two seasons before being delisted, but then re-drafted at the end of the 2008 season. After making his league debut in 2007, his 2008 season was wrecked by injuries, but he managed to play several games for Hawthorn's

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(VFL) affiliate

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. He then played his second AFL game against the

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in round 2 of the

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. In Round 5 he was awarded the AFL Rising Star nomination following his four-goal and 24 possession performance against the West Coast Eagles. In 2019 it was announced that Moss would succeed

Earl Spalding Earl George Spalding (born 11 March 1965 in South Perth) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL), as well as for Perth and East Fremant ...

as coach of the Perth Football Club from the

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, following a season as assistant coach as part of a transition plan.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Individual * AFL Rising Star nominee:

References

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* 1988 births Living people Hawthorn Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players East Perth Football Club players People educated at Newman College, Perth Australian rules footballers from Perth, Western Australia Perth Football Club coaches {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub