Brendan Moon
| Full name | Brendan Joseph Moon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 October 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marist College Ashgrove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Wing | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1978–1986 |
 Australia
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35 | (56) |
Brendan Moon (born 10 October 1958) is a former Australian Rugby Union winger who played for the Queensland Reds in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Moon played 100 games for Queensland and also played in the premiership winning Brothers Old Boys team of 1978, 1980–1983, Brendan also represented Australia in 35 tests and was considered one of the best finishing wingers in the game with excellent positional play and terrific acceleration.
For a number of years Moon has been helping the development of rugby union in Papua New Guinea, which he made his home, before returning to his native Queensland.
Moon has been described as a "safe winger", and as such possibly did not stand-out as much as the risk-taking David Campese. David Campese wrote of Moon that, “Maybe some people failed to see all his great attributes...” However Campese further added that, “… those who knew him recognised Moonie for what he truly was: a truly dependable wing who always did supremely well at what he did attempt. You looked at Brendan in the way a householder looks at an insurance policy; he was there, a protection especially in times of difficulty.” Of Moon’s safety Campese later noted that he was, “Not really a creator but give him a chance and he would score.”Mark Ella has said of Moon that, “If you want a safe winger, Brendan’s it. I don’t mean a boring, stereotyped winger. It’s just that Brendan can do anything.”
Moon was partly distinguishable by his running style. Mark Ella wrote of Moon that he was ‘a beautiful runner’ and that, “Moon was a runner of the classical type. He had a high knee action and his arms pumped as he ran.”David Campese has asserted that, “His running style was especially impressive. He looked like a genuine track sprinter.” Rugby journalist Terry Smith once said of Moon’s running that, “With his fluent, graceful stride, it’s easy to imagine Brendan Moon putting on a pair of spikes and running for Australia in the Olympics."
Moon was also defined by his tremendous pace. Roger Gould once said of Moon that, “Very few players can run him down in a seventy-metre sprint.” Further, David Campese has called Moon “blessed with great pace.” In 1978, the year Moon debuted for the Wallabies, he was recognised as the fastest man in the Wallabies squad.
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