Australian Football

Tall and strongly built but exceptionally mobile, Tom Morrow joined Geelong from local side North Geelong, and made his senior VFL debut in the opening round of the 1946 season against Melbourne at Punt Road. He was an extremely canny footballer who combined formidable overhead strength with good ground skills and the ability to kick both long and accurately with his favoured left foot.

Used mainly as a ruckman, Morrow could also do a more than serviceable job at centre half back. Morrow captained the Cats for part of the 1949 season, and was first ruckman in their 1951 premiership team. He played interstate football for the VFL twice, kicking three goals. When he retired towards the end of the 1952 season he had donned the famous navy and white hooped jumper on 120 occasions and booted 58 goals.

Author - John Devaney