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 (age 36) Scone, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st; 200 lb)
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
Source: League Central RLP

John Morris (born 29 July 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league player and the current National Youth Competition coach of the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks' team. He previously played in the NRL for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Newcastle Knights, Parramatta Eels, and Wests Tigers, primarily at hooker or five-eighth, and was selected on the bench for Country Origin to play City Origin in 2002 and 2003.

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 was selected to play from the interchange bench in Newcastle's loss. Morris played for Country Origin in 2002 and in 2003. 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. He played 72 games for the Tigers during this period, never missing a game.