John Morris (rugby league)

John Morris

Morris in 2005
Personal information
Full name	John Andrew Morris
Nickname	Bomber
Born	(1980-07-29) 29 July 1980 Scone, New South Wales, Australia
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.

Morris in action for Wests

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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References

External links

• John Morris at Wests Tigers
• John Morris at NRL.com
• John Morris at The Rugby League Project