Paul Morris (born 8 September 1962) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Balmain Tigers, Newtown Jets and the St. George Dragons in Sydney's NSWRFL competition in the 1980s.[1]
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| Born | 8 September 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A five-eighth, Morris grew up in the Sydney suburb of Ermington and started his NSWRFL career at Balmain, where he played two first-grade games in 1980.
Morris switched to Newtown in 1981 and got his opportunity in first-grade late in the season, forming a partnership with Tommy Raudonikis in the halves.[2] Throughout the 1981 finals series he remained Newtown's five-eighth, which included the grand final loss to Parramatta, in which he also served as goal-kicker.[3]
When Newtown folded he finished his NSWRL career with two seasons at St. George in 1984 and 1985, making a total of 18 appearances in first-grade.[4]
References
edit- ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
- ^ "Newtown pins hopes on new pairing". The Canberra Times. 14 August 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Parramatta storms home for first premiership". The Canberra Times. 28 September 1981. p. 16. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League players, 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
External links
edit- Paul Morris at Rugby League project