Kelvin Moore Biography

With a double hip replacement on his horizon, ex-Richmond defender Kelvin Moore is the perfect example of someone who'll benefit directly from the new AFL Players' Injury and Hardship Fund.

Announced by the AFLPA on Tuesday after it was successfully negotiated in last year's collective bargaining agreement, up to 200 players a year are expected to benefit from the new scheme.

"It's great they've put this structure in place so if you do need ongoing support, it's there for you," Moore said.

"It's support you don't realise you'll need until you might be five, 10, 15 years out of the game."

Dedicated Tigers Brad Miller and Kelvin Moore have announced their retirements, effective immediately.

Kelvin Moore has had 10 operations on his hips, culminating in the most recent significatn operation in which his pelvis was broken to enable a reconfiguring of the hips' components.

"I think I'm a guinea pig," Moore said.

"I don't think there's any other players who've had the same operation. I'm a bit of a first, I think."

After undergoing multiple surgeries, Kelvin Moore says he is determined to make it back to the AFL because he is confident with the direction that Richmond is heading in.

"I'm not sure I would have gone through all this if I didn't think Richmond were heading in the right direction, because you can't just keep having surgery," Moore said.

"But we've got one of the best coaching groups now and the players are really developing so ... in the next three, four, five years they're going to be right up there."