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Australian rules footballer
Russell Morris
Personal information
Full name Russell Morris
Nickname(s) The Fly
Date of birth (1962-06-01) 1 June 1962 (age 62)
Original team(s) North Shore Bombers
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1984–1990 Hawthorn 93 (52)
1991–1994 St Kilda 66 (32)
Total 159 (84)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Russell Morris (born 1 June 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer.

Morris was recruited from the North Shore Bombers in New South Wales. As a child, he grew up supporting the Richmond Football Club in the VFL.

Beginning his career with the Hawthorn Football Club in 1984, he went on to play 93 games and kick 52 goals for the club and played in the club's 1986 premiership side. In 1987, he represented Victoria in State of Origin and also in that year had a place in the All-Australian team. He had a clash with Jim Edmond that hurt his career as well as himself. As a key position player at Hawthorn, he competed for positions with champion stalwarts such as Peter Knights, Dermott Brereton and Chris Mew, often playing as a utility.

He moved to the St Kilda Football Club, where he played from 1991 to 1994, playing 66 games and booting 32 goals, interchanging between centre half-back and half-forward where he had a reasonable degree of success.

After he retired, he moved to Channel 7 as a boundary rider.

In 2004, Morris was chosen as a member of (AFL) Greek Team of the Century as one of his great-grandfathers was Greek.

Following his retirement he has made numerous television appearances and remains an active figure at the St Kilda Football Club.

References

  1. AFL Record Round 19, 2007. pg 81
  2. They play the game in Sydney from australianrules.com.au
Hawthorn Football Club 1986 VFL premiers
Hawthorn 16.14 (110) defeated Carlton 9.14 (68), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Jeans
1987 All-Australian team · Australian Football Championships
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
← 1986 1988 →
1987 VFL Team of the Year
Full-back line
Half-back line
Centre line
Half-forward line
Full-forward line
Ruck
Interchange
← 1986 1988 →
New South Wales team – 1990 State of Origin (Australian rules football)
New South Wales 13.8 (86) defeated Victoria 10.16 (76), at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 20 May 1990
Coach: Kinnear
Victorian 2nd XVIII team – 1991 State of Origin
Victoria 17.14 (116) defeated Tasmania 14.20 (104), at North Hobart Oval, 28 May 1991
Queensland 23.14 (152) defeated Victoria 15.8 (108), at The Gabba, 16 July 1991
Both games
vs. Tasmania
vs. Queensland
Coach: Austin
New South Wales-ACT team – 1993 State of Origin (Australian rules football)
Victoria 19.16 (130) defeated New South Wales-ACT 8.17 (65), at the MCG, 1 June 1993, crowd: 22,409
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Coach: T. Daniher (NSW)
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