Geof Motley

Geof Motley
OAM
Geof Motley; OAM
Personal information
Full name	Geofrey Peter Motley
Date of birth	3 January 1935
Place of birth	Port Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death	26 September 2023 (aged 88)
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1953–1966	Port Adelaide
Representative team honours
Years	Team
1954–1965	South Australia
Coaching career
Years	Club
1959–1961	Port Adelaide
1967–1969	North Adelaide
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966.
Career highlights
	Club Magarey Medal (1964); 9× Port Adelaide premiership player (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965); 4× Port Adelaide best and fairest (1958, 1959, 1963, 1965); Port Adelaide captain (1959-1966); Representative 28 matches for South Australia; Coaching Port Adelaide premiership coach (1959); Honours Port Adelaide's greatest team (right half-back); Australian Football Hall of Fame (2002); South Australian Football Hall of Fame (2008); Life Member - Port Adelaide Football Club; Life Member - SANFL;
	Source: AustralianFootball.com

Geofrey Peter Motley OAM (3 January 1935 – 26 September 2023) was an Australian rules footballer and coach who played for South Australian National Football League (SANFL) side Port Adelaide. Motley was born near Alberton Oval, the home ground of the Port Adelaide Football Club, and grew up supporting Port Adelaide.

Motley was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1992 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport administration and Australian rules football."

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.