Aaron Morgan (rugby league) explained

Aaron Morgan
Birth Date:1978 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Height:180cm (70inches)
Weight:92kg (203lb)
Club1:North Queensland
Year1start:2003
Appearances1:2
Tries1:2
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:8
Retired:Yes
Source:[1]
Updated:2 November 2018

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 .

Playing career

A 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

NRL

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2003 season[1]

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2003 North Queensland22008
Career totals22008

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aaron Morgan - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin and Andrew. Ferguson. Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Web site: Who's where after the big NRL player shuffle. 16 November 2002. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. Web site: Teams for round 15. 18 June 2003. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Web site: NRL 2003 - Round 18 - Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin and Andrew. Ferguson. Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  5. Web site: Storm wakes up to sink Cowboys. 13 July 2003. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. Web site: Queensland Cup - Season 2005 signings and comment. League Unlimited.
  7. Web site: Rugby League (Jan 18). Couriermail.com.au. 5 November 2018.
  8. Web site: TEAM OF THE DECADE - 2000's - Wests (Brisbane) JRLFC Inc. Websites.sportstg.com.