Kevin Moore (born 30 November 1965) is an Australian former

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football coach and player.

Playing career

As a player, he played as a . He played for the Halifax team in the

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(1984–1986). He then joined the

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team in 1989, where he remained until 1994.

Coaching career

Moore became the head coach for the

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of the

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from the 2009 season and was named in place of Steve Folkes after his retirement. He led the club to a second-place finish in

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and guided them all the way to the preliminary final before they were defeated by arch rivals the

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in front of a record non-grand final crowd of 74,549. Canterbury had gone into the game as favorites despite Parramatta's dream run at the back end of the season. Moore was sacked midway through the 2011 season after the club underachieved in the ensuing two years, failing to make the finals in either 2010 or 2011.Sacking of coach Kevin Moore means
''The Herald Sun'', 15 July 2011

Personal life

He is the son of

Peter "Bullfrog" Moore Peter Sydney "Bullfrog" Moore OAM (1932 – 5 July 2000) was an Australian rugby league administrator, particularly associated with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, where he was Chief Executive from 1969 to 1995, serving a record 26 years at ...

. He is also brother-in-law to his predecessor, former Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes.

References

External links

Bulldogs profile
1965 births Living people Australian rugby league coaches Australian rugby league players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coaches Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Hughes family Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Sydney {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub