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Key Facts

Full name
Russell Morris

Known as
Russell Morris

Born
1 June 1962 (age 62)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 304d
Last game: 31y 305d

Height and weight
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 92 kg

Senior clubs
Hawthorn; St. Kilda

Jumper numbers
Hawthorn: 37, 15
St. Kilda: 12

Recruited from
Hawthorn (1991)

Russell Morris

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
HawthornV/AFL1984-1988, 199093510.5576%10.395.134.5414
St. KildaAFL1991-199466320.4859%11.455.734.5012
V/AFL1984-1988, 1990-1994159830.5269%10.835.384.5226
Total1984-1988, 1990-1994159830.5269%10.835.384.5226

AFL: 9,486th player to appear, 1,185th most games played, 1,323rd most goals kickedHawthorn: 694th player to appear, 167th most games played, 122nd most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 1,373rd player to appear, 236th most games played, 207th most goals kicked

Russell Morris played briefly with North Shore before being coaxed back to Hawthorn, where he had played previously as a junior prior to moving to Sydney. He was a highly capable utility who in his debut season of 1984 with the Hawks was widely feted as the recruit of the year but nevertheless was not picked in that season’s losing grand final team against Essendon. He did, however, appear in the grand finals of 1985-6-7, although only the 1986 game, against Carlton, was won.

Morris enjoyed an exceptional 1987 season which brought selection for Victoria and inclusion in that year’s All Australian team.

In 1991 after 93 V/AFL games and 52 goals for the Hawks he crossed to St Kilda where he spent four seasons, adding 66 games and 32 goals to his respective career tallies.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.