Mel Morris

Mel Morris
Personal information
Date of birth	8 June 1895
Date of death	3 May 1956 (aged 60)
Original team(s)	Wesley College/Elsternwick FC
Height/Weight	178cm / 76kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1921-1926	Richmond	89 (148)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1926	Richmond	18 (9-9-0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926 season.
Career highlights
Richmond Premiership Player 1921 Richmond Best and Fairest 1922 Richmond Leading Goalkicker 1924, 1925 Richmond Captain/Coach 1926 Victorian Games:- 3

Mel Morris (8 June 1895 – 3 May 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1921 and 1926 for the Richmond Football Club. He was Captain/Coach of Richmond for the 1926 season.

Morris was also a pioneer football commentator with the Australian Broadcasting Company and later the Australian Broadscasting Commission.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996