Craig Moller
| No. 30 – Ballarat Miners | |
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| Position | Power forward / Small forward |
| League | SEABL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 August 1994 Sutherland, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lucas Heights Community (Barden Ridge, New South Wales) Sydney Boys (Sydney, New South Wales) |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016 | Sydney Kings |
| 2016 | Sutherland Sharks |
| 2016–present | Ballarat Miners |
Craig Moller (born 22 August 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player and former professional Australian rules footballer. He spent three years in the Australian Football League (AFL) with the Fremantle Football Club, before changing codes in 2016 and joining the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played football and basketball at both Lucas Heights Community School[1] and Sydney Boys High School.[2][3]
Football career
| Craig Moller | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Craig Moller | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutherland, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Sydney Uni (NEAFL) | ||
| Draft | #46, 2013 Rookie Draft, Fremantle | ||
| Height / weight | 203 cm / 94 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
As a junior, Moller played football for the Cronulla Sharks Junior Australian Football Club and was part of basketball's national junior development program and considered a future NBL player capable of representing Australia. At age 14, the Fremantle Football Club began developing Moller via the New South Wales AFL Scholarship Scheme.[4] Joining Fremantle on a three-year scholarship, Moller travelled to Fremantle twice a year and went on three training trips to Melbourne.[1] At the under-16 level, he began playing for the Sydney University Australian National Football Club in the North East Australian Football League, and in 2012, he spent part of the season playing for the GWS reserves.[1] In December 2012, he was officially drafted by Fremantle in the 2013 rookie draft.
After spending most of the 2013 season playing for Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Moller was elevated to the Fremantle senior list prior to the final round of the 2013 AFL season for the team's game against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium.[5] He was then a late inclusion in the side as the substitute player when many senior players were rested ahead of the finals.[6]
Moller continued on with Fremantle in 2014 and 2015, but did not manage another AFL game, playing out both seasons in the WAFL with Peel Thunder. Following the conclusion of the 2015 AFL season, Moller was delisted by Fremantle.[7]
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2013 | Fremantle | 40 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Basketball career
In early January 2016, Moller began training with the National Basketball League's Sydney Kings.[8] He and fellow Australian centre Jordan Vandenberg were brought in for tryouts by the Kings as potential injury replacements for Julian Khazzouh. Moller ultimately lost to Vandenberg for the spot but stayed on with the team as a full-time training squad member.[9] With an injury to back-up forward Jeromie Hill in early February, Moller was elevated to the Kings' playing roster for their 10 February clash with the Perth Wildcats in Sydney, the second last game of the Kings' 2015–16 season. He made his NBL debut in that game, entering the contest for the final one minute and 47 seconds of the last quarter.[10]
In March 2016, Moller joined the Sutherland Sharks for the start of the 2016 Waratah League season.[11] On 22 April 2016, after averaging 19 points and 11 rebounds in six games for Sutherland, Moller signed a short-term deal with the Ballarat Miners of the South East Australian Basketball League.[12]
References
- ^ a b c Carayannis, Michael (20 December 2012). "Dockers draft Craig Moller". The Leader. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Basketball". Sydney Boys High. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ Croker, Graham (16 May 2011). "Moller bags five on debut". Sydney Uni. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (21 June 2012). "Freo's giant draft coup". The West Australian. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Moller and Howson elevated". Fremantle Football Club. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Rynne, Nick (30 August 2013). "Lyon defends weakened team". The West Australian. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Duffield and Crowley to depart". FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Former @freodockers Craig Moller set to be..." Twitter. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Robinson, Chris (10 January 2016). "Former Fremantle Dockers ruckman Craig Moller is confident of securing NBL gig". Perth Now. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Kings vs Wildcats". NBL.com.au. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Player statistics for Craig Moller". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Brehaut, David; Wrigley, Brendan (22 April 2016). "SEABL: Moller signs to cover Smith injury". TheCourier.com.au. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
External links
- Craig Moller's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Craig Moller at fremantlefc.com.au
- Craig Moller at wafl.com.au