Digby Morrell
Digby Morrell | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 10 October 1979 | ||
Original team(s) | West Perth (WAFL) Pingrup (Ongerup Football Association) | ||
Debut | 2001, Kangaroos vs. Richmond, at Docklands | ||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2001–2003 | Kangaroos | 40 (47) | |
2004–2005 | Carlton | 32 (12) | |
Total | 72 (59) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Digby Morrell (born 10 October 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Kangaroos and Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL).
From Western Australia, Morrell played his early senior football for
After the 2003 season, Morrell was traded, along with David Teague, to the Carlton Football Club in exchange for Corey McKernan. He played 32 games for the Blues before being delisted at the end of 2005. He continued to play Victorian Football League (VFL) football with the Northern Bullants, Carlton's VFL-affiliate in 2006, and acted as playing assistant coach in 2007. In 2008, he shifted to the Box Hill Hawks, before retiring from playing at the end of the season. From 2009 until 2013, Morrell was the senior coach of the Strathmore Football Club in the Essendon District Football League, leading the club to the 2011 Premier Division premiership.from 2014 - 2018 he was the senior coach of the West Coburg Football Club, also in the EDFL. In September 2018 he was appointed new coach of the
He currently teaches physical education at the Parade College Bundoora campus in Melbourne.
References
- ^ "Digby Morrell (West Perth)". WAFL Online. Archived from the original on 27 March 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Digby Morrell of the Carlton Blues Player Profile and AFL Stats". Footywire. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/edfl/edfl-pascoe-vale-to-have-new-coach-as-exafl-forward-signs-on/news-story/0038303298bb59cfa6156f3eb8d01921
- ^ Teo Pellizzeri (21 October 2013). "EDFL: Anthony Rock, Digby Morrell move to new challenges". The Weekly Review. Moonee Valley. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
External links
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- Digby Morrell's playing statistics from AFL Tables