Ray Morris

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 4th April, 1908
Died
Friday, 11th August, 1933 (Aged 25 years and 129 days)
Place Of Birth
Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

A tragic figure in the history of the game, Ray Morris died on the way to England with the 1933-34 Kangaroos. A talented winger/centre who played for Wests in the first grand final ever played (defeating St George 27-2 in 1930) he first represented NSW in 1931-32. Morris joined University in 1933 and after representing NSW again, was chosen to tour with the 1933-34 Kangaroos. Morris was the only player to be selected in an Australian rep side while playing for the University club but in a sad postscript to this honour, he never got the chance to see England or play for Australia. On the long journey to England, Morris developed an eardrum infection and after being hospitalised in Malta, died in September after his team-mates had sailed on to England.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 57 31 -   - 93 38 19 0 66.67% List
NRL Finals 5 3 -   - 9 3 2 0 60.00% List
Country Carnival 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
City vs Country Firsts 2 2 -   - 6 2 0 0 100.00% List
Interstate Matches 7 3 -   - 9 3 3 1 42.86% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Probables (AU) 1928 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1930, 1933 2 2 -   - 6 2 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1931-33 8 3 -   - 9 3 4 1 37.50% List
NSW City Firsts 1931-32 2 2 -   - 6 2 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Probables 1931-33 3 2 -   - 6 3 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1928-1933 16 9 0   0 27 11 4 1 68.75% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1927 5 1 -   - 3 2 3 0 40.00% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1928 8 1 -   - 3 4 4 0 50.00% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1929 3 3 -   - 9 2 1 0 66.67% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1930 11 9 -   - 27 9 2 0 81.82% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1931 9 8 -   - 24 6 3 0 66.67% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1932 16 7 -   - 21 13 3 0 81.25% List
University NSWRFL 1933 5 2 -   - 6 2 3 0 40.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs 1927-32 52 29 -   - 87 36 16 0 69.23% List
University 1933 5 2 -   - 6 2 3 0 40.00% List
Overall1927-1933 57 31 0   0 93 38 19 0 66.67% List

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