Don Moseley (born 4 April 1954) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1970s. He played for Canterbury Bankstown and Western Suburbs in the

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premiership. He played in multiple positions and was mainly used as a utility player.

Playing career

Moseley began his first grade career with Canterbury in 1974. In the same season he played in the 1974 grand final loss against Eastern Suburbs. In

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and

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, Canterbury qualified for the finals but fell short of a grand final appearance on both occasions. In

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, Moseley joined Western Suburbs and in

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was a member of the Wests side which won the minor premiership for the first time since 1961 but bowed out of the finals series losing both matches to Manly and

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respectively. In

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, Wests qualified for the finals again but were eliminated in the first week losing to Canterbury 20–6. This would prove to be Moseley's last game in first grade and he retired at the end of the year.

Post playing

Moseley worked as an around the grounds reporter for the Continuous Call Team on

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and 2GB from 1982 to 2015.

References

1954 births Living people Australian rugby league players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Rugby league players from Canterbury-Bankstown Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league wingers Rugby league centres Western Suburbs Magpies players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1950s-stub