John Morris (rugby league)
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Morris in 2005 | ||||||
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | John Andrew Morris | |||||
Nickname | Bomber | |||||
Born | Scone, New South Wales, Australia |
29 July 1980 |||||
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. 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.
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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