Steve Morris (rugby league)
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| Steve Morris (centre) with sons Josh and Brett | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Steve Wayne Morris | |||||
| Nickname | Slippery | |||||
| Born |
19 June 1957  Australia
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||
| Weight | 75 kg (11 st 11 lb) | |||||
| Position | Halfback, Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1978 | Dapto | |||||
| 1979–86 | St George Dragons | 180 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 357 |
| 1987–90 | Eastern Suburbs | 67 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 1987–88 | Leeds | |||||
| Total | 247 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 433 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1978–86 | New South Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: NRL Stats | ||||||
Steve Morris (born 19 June 1957) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. A state and national representative, his club career was played with the St. George Dragons and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters.
Initially a halfback, Morris came to selectors' attention when playing for the Dapto club. In the 1978 season he gained selection in the New South Wales Country Rugby League side and was then chosen to represent New South Wales and Australia. He was the last player to represent Australia from a country club.
St. George Dragons
In season 1979 Morris joined the St George club and won a premiership in his debut year in the Sydney top grade. In the 1979 Grand Final he took out the Best Player award, the Dave Brown Medal (now known as the Clive Churchill Medal).
In 1984, under Dragons coach Roy Masters, the speedy halfback made a very successful transition to the Wing position, that season he was awarded the 'Dally M' medal for winger of the year. He was the NSW Rugby Football League's top try scorer in 1984. He also played wing for St. George Dragons in the 1985 Grand Final.
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