Maurice Peter Gibb (7 February 1914 – 6 August 2000) was an
Australian rules footballer who played for
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL) during the 1930s and early 1940s.
Gibb originally tried out for
Carlton but after being rejected was picked up by Melbourne after winning the 1933 Gippsland Football League's best and fairest award, the
Trood Medal.
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.
Footnotes
References
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
*
Demon Wiki profile
1914 births
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club players
2000 deaths
Melbourne Football Club Premiership players
Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
People from Carlton, Victoria
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