Grahame Moran is a former professional

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footballer who played his entire first-grade career for the

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with whom he was the 14th player.

Playing career

Moran was originally from the

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town of

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and his preferred position was but also played . Before joining the Panthers in its

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1967 season, Moran played for a combined country team and in 1968, represented city seconds thus becoming the first Penrith player to play representative football. Moran's career

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were: 121 first grade games, 25 tries, 4 goals for 83 career points.

Accolades

In 2006, Moran was selected as centre alongside

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in the Panthers' 40th anniversary team of legends.centrebet bonus bet
/ref> On 25 June 2016, Moran was inducted into the Penrith Panthers hall of fame alongside Royce Simmons, Craig Gower and Greg Alexander.

References

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