Aaron Morgan (born 21 November 1978) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily played on the wing.
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| Born | 21 November 1978 Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 2 November 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editA Bowen Tigers junior, Morgan was signed by the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2003 season after playing for the Wests Panthers in the Queensland Cup.[2]
In Round 15 of the 2003 NRL season, he made his NRL debut in the Cowboys' 22–24 loss to the Parramatta Eels, starting on the wing and scoring a try.[3] Three weeks later, he made his second and final NRL appearance in the Cowboys' 16–22 loss to the Melbourne Storm, once again starting on the wing and scoring a try.[4][5]
In 2004, Morgan spent the entire season playing for the North Queensland Young Guns in the Queensland Cup. In 2005, he joined the Norths Devils, playing three seasons for them before retiring at the end of the 2008 season.[6][7]
In 2015, he was named on the wing in the Wests Panthers Team of the 2000s by rugby league historian Mike Higginson.[8]
Statistics
editNRL
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2003 season[1]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 2003 |  North Queensland
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2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| Career totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Aaron Morgan - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Who's where after the big NRL player shuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 November 2002.
- ^ "Teams for round 15". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 2003.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 2003 - Round 18 - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Storm wakes up to sink Cowboys". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 July 2003.
- ^ "Queensland Cup - Season 2005 signings and comment". League Unlimited.
- ^ "Rugby League (Jan 18)". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "TEAM OF THE DECADE - 2000's - Wests (Brisbane) JRLFC Inc". Websites.sportstg.com.