Harry Morrison (born 12 November 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Harry Morrison
Morrison playing for Hawthorn in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Harry Morrison
Date of birth (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Benalla, Victoria
Original team(s) Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 74, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 23, 2017, Hawthorn vs. Western Bulldogs, at Etihad Stadium
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 1
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Hawthorn 103 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

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Playing for the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup, Morrison suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during the 2014 season as a bottom-aged player. He returned to the Murray Bushrangers for the 2015 season for the second half of the year after starring for the Benalla Saints after his return to football. Morrison then went on to play a crucial role in the Benalla Saints U18 team winning back to back premierships. Morrison then played for the Murray Bushrangers in the 2016 season and was named among the best players in the grand final loss against the Sandringham Dragons.[1]

AFL career

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Morrison was drafted by the Hawthorn Football Club with their first selection and seventy-fourth overall in the 2016 national draft.[2] He made his debut against Western Bulldogs in the last round of the 2017 AFL season.[3]

Morrison was named the Round 20 Rising Star nominee for 2018 after an impressive performance against Essendon.[4]

Statistics

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Updated to the end of 2024.[5]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Hawthorn 35 1 0 1 10 11 21 6 1 0.0 1.0 10.0 11.0 21.0 6.0 1.0
2018 Hawthorn 35 21 5 8 184 121 305 100 65 0.2 0.4 8.8 5.8 14.5 4.8 3.1
2019 Hawthorn 1 9 0 1 64 52 116 27 29 0.0 0.1 7.1 5.8 12.9 3.0 3.2
2020[a] Hawthorn 1 11 0 1 92 64 156 38 19 0.0 0.1 8.4 5.8 14.2 3.5 1.7
2021 Hawthorn 1 15 7 2 124 107 231 67 34 0.5 0.1 8.3 7.1 15.4 4.5 2.3
2022 Hawthorn 1 21 9 2 280 123 403 122 58 0.4 0.1 13.3 5.9 19.2 5.8 2.8
2023 Hawthorn 1 13 2 2 163 78 241 69 36 0.2 0.2 12.5 6.0 18.5 5.3 2.8
2024 Hawthorn 1 12 2 1 122 61 183 51 23 0.2 0.1 10.2 5.1 15.3 4.3 1.9
Career 103 25 18 1039 617 1656 480 265 0.2 0.2 10.1 6.0 16.1 4.7 2.6

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

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Hawthorn

Individual

Personal life

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Morrison is the cousin of former player Tom Rockliff. He is the godson of late Hawthorn player and coach Ken Judge.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Hawthorn select Morrison and Lewis". HawthornFC.com.au. Bigpond. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ^ Ryan, Peter (25 November 2016). "Hawks swoop late on Rockliff's cousin". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ Barolli, Adam (26 August 2017). "Fledgling Hawk in AFL debut". Shepparton News. McPherson Media Group. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Harry's star is on the rise". Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Harry Morrison". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Harry's Hawthorn career is here". HawthornFC.com.au. Bigpond. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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