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Steve Morris

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Steve Wayne Morris
Born
Wednesday, 19th June, 1957
Current Age
68 years and 357 days
Place Of Birth
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Son
Brett Morris
Josh Morris

Competitions Won

Test Series
1978 Australia vs New Zealand
State of Origin
1986
Interstate Series
1978, 1980
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1986
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1979
Charity Shield - AUS
1985

Honours & Awards

Clive Churchill Medal
1979
Dally M Player Of The Year
1979
Dally M Winger Of The Year
1984, 1987

Biography

Slippery' Steve Morris is the last player to have represented Australia while playing for a NSW Country team. In 1978 the live-wire halfback was playing for Dapto when he progressed through the Country and NSW ranks to play for Australia in the First Test against NZ. While this was to be his only Test appearance, Morris went on to have a long career in Sydney and in English club football. Joining St George in 1979, his duel with rival halfback, C’bury’s Steve Mortimer, was a highlight of the grand final and earned him the 'Dave Brown Medal' as the player of the match. In the mid-1980s, coach Roy Masters moved Morris to the wing (he had played in the centres with Dapto) and he scored St George's only try in the club’s 1985 grand final loss from that position. The 'Dally M' Winger of the Year in both 1984 and 1987, Morris saw out the final years of his career with Easts before playing with English club Leeds in 1987-88.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - - 1 1 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series 1 1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
State of Origin 1 2 - 2 ----- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Interstate Series 2 2 1 3 1---1 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 - 2 2 ----- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 3 2 5 21--3 - - - 10 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) 1 232 15 247 5170-1122 1 - - 439 2 1 1 132 102 13 53.44% List
NRL Finals - 14 - 14 18--9 - - - 35 - - - 7 7 - 50.00% List
Preseason Cup - 8 1 9 4---4 - - - 12 - - - 4 4 1 44.44% List
Midweek Cup - 27 3 30 43--7 - - - 24 - 1 - 16 14 - 53.33% List
Challenge Cup AU - 1 - 1 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
English Championship - 12 - 12 -8--8 - - - 32 - - - 7 2 3 58.33% List
Challenge Cup - 2 - 2 ----- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Regal Trophy - 5 - 5 -2--2 - - - 8 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
UK Top Division - 12 - 12 -8--8 - - - 32 - - - 7 2 3 58.33% List
Charity Shield - AUS 1 1 - 1 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  294 23 317 6284-1147 1 - - 528 2 2 1 173 127 17 54.57% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1978   1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Illawarra Firsts 1977-78   6 - 6 1---1 - - - 3 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
NSW Country Seconds 1978   1 - 1 2---2 - - - 6 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1978-80   2 2 4 1---1 - - - 3 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1978   - 1 1 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1980, 1986   2 - 2 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW 1984, 1986   2 - 2 ----- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1986   - 1 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St GeorgeSt George 19791979 NSWRFL   18 - 1814---14 - - - 42 - - - 15 3 - 83.33% List
St GeorgeSt George 19801980 NSWRFL   24 - 2411---11 - - - 33 - - 1 14 8 2 58.33% List
St GeorgeSt George 19811981 NSWRFL   20 1 219---9 - - - 27 - - - 7 13 1 33.33% List
St GeorgeSt George 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   22 - 2217---17 - - - 51 - - - 9 12 1 40.91% List
St GeorgeSt George 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   26 2 28-19--19 - - - 76 - - - 16 11 1 57.14% List
St GeorgeSt George 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup   27 - 27-16-117 - - - 68 - - - 18 9 - 66.67% List
St GeorgeSt George 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   24 - 24-11--11 1 - - 46 - - - 17 5 2 70.83% List
St GeorgeSt George 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   13 3 16-4--4 - - - 16 - - - 8 7 1 50.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   25 - 25-12--12 - - - 48 - - - 14 10 1 56.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   21 - 21-6--6 - - - 24 1 1 - 5 13 3 23.81% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   5 3 8-1--1 - - - 4 - - - 5 2 1 62.50% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup   7 6 13-1--1 - - - 4 1 - - 4 9 - 30.77% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St George 1979-86   174 6 180 5150-1102 1 - - 359 - - 1 104 68 8 57.78% List
Eastern Suburbs 1987-90   58 9 67 -20--20 - - - 80 2 1 - 28 34 5 41.79% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
LeedsLeeds 1987/88   19 - 19-10--10 - - - 40 - - - 12 4 3 63.16% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Leeds 1987   19 - 19 -10--10 - - - 40 - - - 12 4 3 63.16% List

Your Say

  • Denis bargarey
    16 Nov 2013 12:47pm

    A wonderful player an excitement machine brought the crowd including me to their feet every time he had the ball now as an older dragons supporters great his sons exciting fans as he did thanks for memories slip one of my favourites

  • deb
    14 Aug 2014 11:06pm

    Thank goodness for you and your boys. Steve you demonstrated such great skill and brought so much excitement to the game and now we continue to enjoy that same excitement through Brett and Josh.
    Special times, special memories ... one of the greats!

  • Justin
    27 Sep 2020 3:36am

    SLIPPERY my all time favourite player - the quickest over 20 metres

  • Steven Morris
    23 Nov 2021 3:33pm

    Could you please correct a few items. Didn’t play for Salford or Warrington .Played at Leeds 87/88 season. Also was picked for 2 Australian teams in 1978. 1st and 2nd Tests V NZ

  • joe
    18 Jan 2025 6:19pm

    what a great player wonderfull memories.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, Jason Ganter

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), News Reports, Match Video, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club