John Morgan

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Pogo
Born
Wednesday, 19th March, 1941
Current Age
83 years and 10 days

Known Family Links

Son
Garrick Morgan

Biography

Outstanding Manly second rower is remembered for his crashing try in the 1968 grand final that kept the Sea Eagles in the hunt against Souths. The lanky forward played in all four matches for NSW in 1965 before gaining selection on Australia's tour of NZ. 'Pogo' Morgan played in two Tests against the Kiwis but contracted hepatitis on his return. It was another five years before Morgan achieved NSW rep honours again but he retired after Manly's loss to Souths in the 1970 grand final due to business commitments. Morgan is the father of giant RU Test forward Garrick Morgan whose foray into the professional game with the South Queensland Crushers in 1995 was not a success.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Craven Mild Cup 28 3 -   - 9 12 13 3 42.86% List
NRL 115 21 -   - 63 63 49 3 54.78% List
City vs Country Firsts 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Interstate Matches 5 1 1   - 5 5 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 7 2 -   - 6 6 1 0 85.71% List
Test Series 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
NRL Finals 8 1 -   - 3 3 5 0 37.50% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1965 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW City Seconds 1965, 1967 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
NSW Firsts 1965, 1970 6 1 1   - 5 6 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1965 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1965-1970 9 2 1   0 8 8 1 0 88.89% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly NSWRFL 1963 4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List
Manly NSWRFL 1964 10 - -   - - 2 8 0 20.00% List
Manly NSWRFL 1965 15 1 -   - 3 6 9 0 40.00% List
Manly NSWRFL 1966 9 3 -   - 9 4 5 0 44.44% List
Manly NSWRFL 1967 19 3 -   - 9 11 6 2 57.89% List
Manly NSWRFL 1968 20 3 -   - 9 14 6 0 70.00% List
Manly NSWRFL 1969 13 4 -   - 12 8 5 0 61.54% List
Manly NSWRFL 1970 25 7 -   - 21 17 7 1 68.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly 1963-70 115 21 -   - 63 63 49 3 54.78% List

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates