Darcy Moore’s father in brutal revelation amid huge honour for AFL grand final

Darcy Moore’s father Peter will present the premiership cup if Collingwood wins the AFL grand final. Image: Getty

Peter Moore is hoping son Darcy can go one better than him and win Saturday’s AFL grand final for Collingwood. Moore’s father Peter won two Brownlow medals, but didn’t win any of the five grand finals he played in.

Moore Sr lost grand finals in 1977, 1979, 1980 and 1981, and played in the 1977 draw with the Magpies. The Hall of Famer is still haunted by the losses and got so sick of coming second on grand final day that he threw his runners-up medal away after the 1981 decider.

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However he revealed this week that the popular myth that he threw the medal into the stands isn’t actually true. “Well, that’s actually a bit of a folklore, I just pretended … and it wasn’t into the crowd,” Peter said. “That was my fourth runners up medal, so I didn’t really need another one. Had enough coming second.

“Not my finest moment but I don’t regret it because I was determined to back it up (and win the next year). I did see (former Collingwood coach) Mick Malthouse when we lost one of those flags against Brisbane (in 2002 and 2003). His went in the bin in the players room as a demonstration to his players of not accepting coming second.”

The 66-year-old said he would happily trade either of his Brownlow medals (won in 1979 and 1984) for a premiership medallion. Moore Sr even revealed he never won a grand final at any level of footy.

Collingwood captain Darcy won premierships for fun in his junior days, but was injured during the Magpies’ run to the 2018 decider. He will be pivotal in the Pies’ attempt to win their first flag in 13 years against Brisbane on Saturday.

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“When I coached one (premiership) at Eltham after I retired, that was the biggest thrill of my career, even at a local level,” Peter said. “There’s going to be be a disappointed group of boys, a disappointed group of fans and unfortunately there can only be one winner.”

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Peter will present the premiership cup to his son if the Pies can get the better of the Lions. If Brisbane prevail, it will be Leigh Matthews who gets the honour.

Darcy Moore isn’t the only famous son playing in the grand final, with Josh and Nick Daicos looking to emulate father Peter. Daicos Sr helped Collingwood break a premiership drought when they won the 1990 grand final, but he revealed this week that he didn’t take the time to enjoy the moment.

“The thing I’ve been touching on already is just enjoy it, take it minute by minute as they say,” Daicos Sr said on Channel 7. “I know it’s an overused line, but just enjoy the week, the attention that it does bring to the individual players and to the football club and the team, because they will clearly come away with some great memories and they will love the day and the week.

“I know when I did it, it was a job, so I didn’t actually enjoy it like I probably should have. So, I think just enjoy it for what it is.”

(L-R) Darcy Moore, Peter Moore, Peter Daicos, Josh Daicos and Nick Daicos. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Peter said he hadn’t seen any pre-game nerves from either of his sons. “I need to ask them how they are feeling but on the surface they seem pretty comfortable with things and looking forward to getting out there on Saturday,” he said.

“Having said that, their temperament is pretty good considering that in a football life, football doesn’t get any bigger than this. It’s a big opportunity and they can’t wait to get out there.”

with AAP

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