Des Morris

For the British ethnologist and zoologist, see Desmond Morris

Des Morris

Personal information
Born	(1948-04-20) 20 April 1948
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
19??–??	Booval Swifts
197?–81	Easts (Brisbane)
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1969–79	Queensland	15
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1982–85	Wynnum-Manly
Representative
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1985	Queensland	3	1	0	2	33
Source: QRL

Des Morris (born 20 April 1948) is an Australian former rugby league footballer, coach and administrator.

He played club football in Queensland for the Booval Swifts and Eastern Suburbs club of the Brisbane Rugby League, and represented his state on fifteen occasions. As captain-coach of Easts, Morris helped the club to success in the BRL Premiership in 1972, 1977 and 1978.

In his first year after retiring as a player, Morris coached the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls to victory in the 1982 Brisbane Rugby League premiership. He did this again in 1984. In 1985 Morris was appointed coach of the Queensland State of Origin team, but lost two of the three matches that year so was dropped. That year he coached Wynnum Manly to a second consecutive Brisbane Rugby League premiership grand final, but lost to Souths.

He has since been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Suburbs Tigers, continuing an association with the club that dates back to 1968. He is also an Australian national selector.

External links

• Des Morris at rugbyleagueproject.com
• Queensland representatives at qrl.com.au