John Morris (rugby league)

John Morris
Morris in 2005
Personal information
Full name John Andrew Morris
Nickname Bomber
Born (1980-07-29) 29 July 1980
Scone, New South Wales, Australia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position hooker, five-eighth, halfback, wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–02 Newcastle Knights 31 11 0 0 44
2003–06 Parramatta Eels 92 18 10 3 95
2007–09 Wests Tigers 72 11 0 1 45
2010–14 Cronulla Sharks 105 9 0 1 37
Total 300 49 10 5 221
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–03 Country Origin 2 0 0 0 0
As of 2 October 2012
Source: League Central RLP

John Morris (born 29 July 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league player and the current head coach of the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks in the National Youth Competition. He previously played for the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks, Newcastle Knights, Parramatta Eels, and Wests Tigers. He primarily played at hooker or five-eighth, and was selected on the bench for Country Origin to play City Origin in 2002 and 2003.

Playing career

Morris played for the Scone Thoroughbreds in his junior years. He made his NRL debut in Round 17 of the 2001 NRL season for the Newcastle Knights against the Parramatta Eels at Parramatta Stadium on 22 June 2001. Having won the 2001 NRL Premiership, the Knights traveled to England to play the 2002 World Club Challenge against Super League champions, the Bradford Bulls. Morris played at from the interchange bench in Newcastle's loss. Morris played for Country Origin in 2002 and in 2003.

Morris in action for Wests

In 2007 Morris switched from Parramatta to the Wests Tigers on a three-year contract. He was bought as a replacement for the recently departed Scott Prince.[1] He played 72 games for the Tigers during this period, never missing a game.

In 2009 he signed a two-year deal with the Cronulla Sharks commencing in 2010. On 26 May 2014, Morris played his 300th NRL career game against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

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References

  1. Craig Hill. "NRL News". www.league.net.au.
  2. "Wests Tigers utility John Morris signs with Cronulla for two years". Fox Sports News (Australia). 27 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2009.

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