Paul Morris | |
Birth Date: | 8 September 1962 |
Retired: | yes |
Club1: | Balmain Tigers |
Year1start: | 1980 |
Appearances1: | 2 |
Tries1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 0 |
Club2: | Newtown Jets |
Year2start: | 1981 |
Year2end: | 83 |
Appearances2: | 18 |
Tries2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 13 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 32 |
Club3: | St. George Dragons |
Year3start: | 1984 |
Year3end: | 85 |
Appearances3: | 18 |
Tries3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
Points3: | 4 |
Source: | RLP |
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]
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]