Jason Mooney (born 5 June 1973) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played with the
Sydney and
Geelong
Geelong ( ) ( Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the south eastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon ...
Football Clubs in the
Australian Football League (AFL).
Mooney made his debut for Sydney in 1992 and played mostly as a defender and in the ruck. He played an important part in Sydney's 1996 Finals campaign, kicking three goals in their six point Qualifying Final win over Hawthorn in the absence of star forward
Tony Lockett
Anthony Howard Lockett (born 9 March 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Plugger", he is considered one of the greatest ...
. He was used as a centre half-forward in the
1996 Grand Final but finished on the losing team.
In the
1998 AFL Draft he was traded to Geelong and kicked 33 goals in his debut season, finishing just one goal short of topping their goalkicking that year. His tally included a career best bag of five against Essendon in Round 11.
He is the older brother of Geelong premiership player
Cameron Mooney and played alongside him in 2000 and 2001. His career was plagued by knee injuries and it ended his AFL career in 2001.
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1973 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from New South Wales
Sydney Swans players
Geelong Football Club players
Allies State of Origin players
Sportspeople from Wagga Wagga