Steve Morris (rugby league)

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Steve Morris
Steve Morris (centre) with sons Josh and Brett
Personal information
Full nameSteve Wayne Morris
Born (1957-06-19) 19 June 1957 (age 66)[1]
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (11 st 11 lb)[1]
PositionHalfback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1978 Dapto Canaries
1979–82
St George Dragons
85 51 0 0 153
1982/83 Warrington 2 0 0 0 0
1983
St George Dragons
27 19 0 0 76
1983/84 Warrington 2 0 0 0 0
1984
St George Dragons
27 17 0 0 68
1984/85 Warrington 9 7 0 0 0
1985
St George Dragons
24 11 0 0 44
1985/86 Warrington 17 13 0 0 0
1986
St George Dragons
16 4 0 0 16
1986/87 Salford F.C. ? 1 ? ? 4
1987 Eastern Suburbs 25 12 0 0 48
1987/88 Leeds ? 8 ? ? 32
1988–90 Eastern Suburbs 42 8 0 0 32
Total 151 473
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1978–86
New South Wales
5 1 0 0 3
1978
Australia
1 0 0 0 0
Source: NRL Stats

Steve 'Slippery' Morris (born 19 June 1957) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A state and national representative, his club career was played with the St. George Dragons and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters.

Career

Initially a

New South Wales Country Rugby League side and was then chosen to represent New South Wales and Australia
. As of 2023 he is the last player to have represented Australia while still playing in the country.

St. George Dragons

In

1979 Grand Final he took out the Best Player award, the Dave Brown Medal (now known as the Clive Churchill Medal
).

In 1984, under Dragons coach

1984. He also played wing for St. George Dragons in the 1985 Grand Final
.

In all, Morris played 180 games for the Dragons over eight years at the club and whilst he did not represent for Australia again he made further appearances for the

Sydney Roosters

In 1987, he moved to the

on Saturday 9 January 1988.

Steve Morris retired from the game in 1990.

Personal life

His twin sons Brett and Josh Morris also played in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He currently teaches physical education at

Bomaderry High School on the South Coast.[3]

References

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  3. ^ Ellard, Glenn (3 July 2012). "Dad's eyes will be on the Blues brothers". southcoastregister.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

Sources

  • Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
  • Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney