Posting on the club's Facebook page on Tuesday morning, the 12-year Shark cited a lack of time as the reason for his retirement, set to welcome a third child in the coming weeks.

"When I agreed to play a few games this year I did so knowing that if I felt that I couldn't have a more meaningful and positive impact than the next bloke picked then it would be time to step aside," he said.

"On Saturday, I found that I couldn't compete to the capacity required to play senior footy for our club, and as such, I believe now is the right time to move on.

"As many of you know, footy can be a pretty selfish pursuit from a family perspective, and with baby number three only a handful of weeks away, I am also conscious that the Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday routine was about to get a whole lot tougher and I want to be more present for [wife] Marianne, Rupert, Gabriella and Bub."

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Playing over 220 senior games throughout his career at North Launceston, Devonport and Hillwood, Moore views Hillwood's 2019 premiership as a major highlight, kicking three goals in the 23-point win over Bridgenorth.

After a team's worth of list changes for the 2021 season resulting in a younger, inexperienced list, the Department of Education curriculum specialist also reflected on the Sharks' round-five George Town win as "one of my fondest memories at the club".

"Zac [Oldenhof] and Franky [Jarrod Frankcombe] are doing a tremendous job as captains and I hope that the entire playing group can see the enormous potential in themselves, like we on the committee do," he said.

"Stick together, continue to turn up with the aim of becoming better people and better footballers and there will be much success on the horizon."

Coach Jake Pearce, who Moore believes is the right man for the job, described his retiring mate as a competitive and loyal person.

"He's a very loyal bloke on and off the field, he's always putting the club first by organising functions and stuff like that - he does a lot," Pearce said.

"I feel every club's got one. If you look at South, you've got Leigh Harding, if you look at George Town, you've got Craney [Luke Crane] and stuff like that, the blokes at the club mean a lot more than playing football."

Premiership teammates in 2019, Pearce is incredibly thankful for Moore's contribution to the football club and wished him all the best in his future - which will see him stick around off-field.

"Obviously we lost a lot of players in 2019 when we won the flag and he could have easily jumped ship or said it's too much but he puts his hand up and he does the team thing," he said.

"For him to be able to stick around when the club probably needed him most is just huge for the footy club and shows the heart he's got."