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Sharks sign Morris for two years
Sat June 27, 2009
Source: www.sharks.com.au

In adding to their depth of talent for the 2010 season, the Sharks have secured the services of Wests Tigers utility player John Morris on a two-year deal.

Originally from Scone in country NSW, Morris, who has played 185 NRL games for the Knights, Eels, and since 2007 for the Tigers, will bring a wealth of experience to the Sharks squad next year.

While providing much-needed utility value to the Sharks line-up, with Morris equally adept at hooker, halfback or five eighth, the player himself is hoping the move will allow him to cement a permanent place in the NRL in the number nine jersey.

"It is an opportunity to play at hooker which is a position where I believe my best footy is ahead of me," Morris said. "Its also exciting to be coming to a club coached by Ricky Stuart and which has a good mix of quality young players, plus the likes of Paul Gallen, Anthony Tupou and Trent Barrett."

Morris also added that while he was looking forward to the move, he was leaving the Tigers on good terms after an enjoyable three years at the club.

"They were in a position where the Tigers were tight with the salary cap. I spoke with Tim (Sheens) who explained that about the cap and thought it was a good opportunity for me at the Sharks, so we are definitely parting on good terms," Morris said.

Sharks coach Ricky Stuart was pleased to be able to announce the Morris acquisition and was in no doubt the Tigers star could provide some spark to his Sharks team.

"John is a very experienced and accomplished player who will certainly add a lot to our team," Stuart said. "He will also be a very important asset in being able to assist with the development of some of the good young players we have at the club. He'll be very handy in helping to bring them through."

In addition to acquiring a quality performer on the field, the Sharks will also benefit from Morris's character off it. The Tigers nominee for the Ken Stephens Medal in 2008, Morris is an excellent ambassador for the NRL and has been extremely active in promoting the Motor Neurone Foundation.

The signing of Morris continues the Sharks recruiting for the future, with the club last week agreeing to terms with Manly forward Adam Cuthbertson for the next two seasons, while negotiations are on-going in relation to extending the current contracts of some of their up and coming young stars.

John Morris signs with Wests Tigers
Mon June 26, 2006
by Matthew O'Neill
Parramatta utility John Morris has signed with the Wests Tigers for three seasons where he'll be the replacement for departing halfback Scott Prince next season.

Wests Tigers recruitment manager Warren McDonnell said the club was very happy to secure the services of Morris until the end of the 2009 season.

"John will fill the half-back role left by Scott Prince.

"He is a very experienced player with plenty of talent, and his versatility means he can also cover five-eighth, hooker and even lock if need be.

"I am sure John will be a vital asset for the Wests Tigers.''

Morris said,

"I am looking forward to the new challenge of playing for the Wests Tigers.

"They have a great young team and I am sure my game will improve even further under coach Tim Sheens.''

Morris, 25, has played 112 first grade games since making his debut for Newcastle in Round 17 of the 2001 season. Morris played 31 games for the Knights in 2001-02 and has played 81 games for the Eels since 2003. He has scored 27 tries (nine of them with Newcastle), nine goals and two drop-goals in his career to date.

Hailing from the Scone Thoroughbreds Junior Rugby League Club, Morris played for Country Origin in 2002-03.

The news of Morris leaving Parramatta to join Wests Tigers is a major boost for the defending Premiers as they were seeking a direct replacement for Scott Prince and it's a big blow for the Eels as they have lost another off contracted player.

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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 
19 games; 1 tries, 4 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [13 Mar 11] L 12-40 v Canberra (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 2 [21 Mar 11] W 16-10 v Dragons (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 11] W 44-12 v Panthers (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 11] L 18-26 v Warriors (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 11 [23 May 11] L 6-40 v Eels (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 12 [29 May 11] L 8-14 v Storm (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 11] L 16-34 v Broncos (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 15 [19 Jun 11] W 26-10 v Canterbury (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 11] W 36-12 v Titans (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 11] W 26-4 v Rabbitohs (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 11] W 26-12 v Canberra (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 19 [18 Jul 11] L 8-38 v Dragons (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 11] L 0-18 v Knights (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 11] L 16-46 v Broncos (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 11] L 16-20 v Titans (H). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 11] L 12-19 v Canterbury (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 11] L 25-36 v Roosters (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 11] L 20-28 v Cowboys (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 11] L 22-30 v Wests Tigers (H). [DH] 
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 
24 games; 1 tries, 1 field goals, 5 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [13 Mar 10] L 10-14 v Storm (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 10] L 16-30 v Warriors (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 10] L 8-30 v Rabbitohs (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 10] W 11-0 v Eels (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 5 [11 Apr 10] L 12-40 v Sea Eagles (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 10] L 16-44 v Broncos (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 10] W 26-6 v Knights (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 8 [01 May 10] L 0-38 v Dragons (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 10 [16 May 10] L 14-34 v Panthers (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 11 [22 May 10] W 22-18 v Eels (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 12 [29 May 10] L 4-20 v Broncos (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 10] W 42-18 v Roosters (A). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [20 Jun 10] L 4-22 v Dragons (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 10] W 20-19 v Cowboys (A). [DH] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 10] L 12-24 v Bulldogs (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 10] L 10-21 v Knights (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 10] L 18-48 v Sea Eagles (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 10] L 13-20 v Raiders (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 10] L 22-24 v Tigers (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 10] L 10-37 v Warriors (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 10] W 18-12 v Roosters (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 10] L 4-24 v Storm (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 10] W 30-16 v Titans (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 10] L 12-50 v Panthers (A). [DH] 
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership

Wests Tigers 
24 games; 5 tries, 20 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [16 Mar 09] W 34-26 v Raiders (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 2 [21 Mar 09] L 14-42 v Cowboys (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 09] W 40-24 v Roosters (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 4 [04 Apr 09] L 22-42 v Panthers (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 09] L 10-23 v Sea Eagles (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [20 Apr 09] W 16-6 v Storm (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 7 [26 Apr 09] W 26-24 v Knights (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [03 May 09] L 20-22 v Bulldogs (A). [HB] 
[View] Round 10 [17 May 09] L 22-23 v Rabbitohs (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 11 [22 May 09] L 18-20 v Broncos (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 12 [31 May 09] L 0-14 v Warriors (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 09] L 10-26 v Panthers (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 14 [15 Jun 09] W 23-6 v Eels (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 15 [21 Jun 09] L 12-14 v Storm (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 09] L 10-21 v Dragons (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 09] W 54-20 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 19 [18 Jul 09] W 34-14 v Cowboys (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 09] W 25-4 v Raiders (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [03 Aug 09] W 19-18 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 09] W 17-10 v Roosters (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 23 [16 Aug 09] W 56-10 v Sharks (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 09] L 18-26 v Eels (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 09] L 24-36 v Titans (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 09] W 34-12 v Bulldogs (H). [HB] 
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership

Wests Tigers 
24 games; [View] Round 1 [16 Mar 08] W 24-16 v Dragons (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 08] W 30-10 v Cowboys (A). [HB] 
[View] Round 3 [30 Mar 08] L 12-32 v Bulldogs (A). [HB] 
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 08] L 8-30 v Panthers (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 5 [13 Apr 08] L 24-30 v Raiders (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 6 [20 Apr 08] W 30-10 v Rabbitohs (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 7 [27 Apr 08] W 20-16 v Sharks (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 8 [03 May 08] L 22-34 v Broncos (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 10 [18 May 08] W 38-26 v Knights (A). [HB] 
[View] Round 11 [25 May 08] W 20-18 v Gold Coast (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 08] L 10-19 v Roosters (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 13 [07 Jun 08] W 40-16 v Cowboys (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 14 [15 Jun 08] L 6-44 v Eels (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 15 [20 Jun 08] L 18-19 v Broncos (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 16 [29 Jun 08] L 26-28 v Warriors (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 18 [14 Jul 08] L 18-30 v Storm (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 08] W 36-12 v Rabbitohs (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 08] L 10-24 v Panthers (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 21 [03 Aug 08] W 56-4 v Bulldogs (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 22 [08 Aug 08] W 18-10 v Dragons (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 08] L 12-40 v Eels (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 24 [23 Aug 08] L 16-48 v Sea Eagles (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 08] L 6-32 v Sharks (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 26 [07 Sep 08] W 28-12 v Gold Coast (A). [HB] 
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership

Wests Tigers 
24 games; 6 tries, 1 field goals, 25 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [16 Mar 07] L 16-18 v Storm (A). [HB] 
[View] Round 2 [24 Mar 07] L 8-19 v Sea Eagles (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 3 [30 Mar 07] L 20-22 v Eels (A). [HB] 
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 07] L 24-25 v Cowboys (A). [HB] 
[View] Round 5 [15 Apr 07] W 14-12 v Sharks (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 7 [27 Apr 07] W 34-18 v Bulldogs (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] W 30-12 v Storm (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 9 [13 May 07] W 27-8 v Dragons (H). [HB] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 10 [20 May 07] W 30-26 v Warriors (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [27 May 07] W 25-24 v Panthers (A). [HB] 
[View] Round 12 [04 Jun 07] L 8-38 v Eels (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 13 [10 Jun 07] W 33-14 v Knights (A). [HB] 
[View] Round 14 [17 Jun 07] L 14-16 v Titans (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 15 [25 Jun 07] L 18-48 v Broncos (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [01 Jul 07] W 22-16 v Raiders (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [06 Jul 07] W 43-26 v Panthers (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 18 [13 Jul 07] L 4-34 v Sea Eagles (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 19 [22 Jul 07] L 16-28 v Warriors (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 20 [30 Jul 07] W 54-10 v Cowboys (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [04 Aug 07] L 14-30 v Gold Coast (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 22 [10 Aug 07] L 22-26 v Roosters (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] W 29-28 v Sharks (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 24 [26 Aug 07] L 12-37 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 07] L 24-26 v Knights (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership

Parramatta Eels 
24 games; 5 tries, 1/3 goals, 2 field goals, 24 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [11 Mar 06] L 6-25 v Knights (A). [F8]
[View] Round 2 [18 Mar 06] W 22-14 v Warriors (H). [F8]
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 06] L 10-30 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [31 Mar 06] L 18-26 v Cowboys (H). [F8]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 06] L 18-44 v Panthers (H). [F8]
[View] Round 7 [21 Apr 06] W 28-16 v Tigers (H). [DH]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 06] L 22-23 v Sea Eagles (A). [DH]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] L 18-22 v Bulldogs (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [19 May 06] L 20-30 v Panthers (A). [F8]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 06] W 22-20 v Roosters (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [02 Jun 06] L 1-8 v Dragons (A). [F8] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 06] L 22-34 v Storm (H). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] W 30-10 v Rabbitohs (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [01 Jul 06] W 18-12 v Raiders (A). [F8]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] W 46-12 v Knights (H). [F8] 10 Pts; 2t, 1/3g
[View] Round 19 [15 Jul 06] W 20-12 v Warriors (A). [F8]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 06] W 34-6 v Tigers (A). [F8]
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] W 31-18 v Sea Eagles (H). [F8] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 22 [04 Aug 06] W 28-6 v Dragons (H). [F8]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] W 34-14 v Sharks (A). [F8]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 06] W 40-26 v Roosters (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 06] L 0-23 v Broncos (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 26 [01 Sep 06] L 8-22 v Cowboys (A). [F8]
[View] Finals Week One [10 Sep 06] L 6-12 v Storm (A). [F8]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership

Parramatta Eels 
26 games; 5 tries, 9 goals, 38 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [12 Mar 05] W 28-12 v Tigers (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (49th)
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 05] L 26-49 v Souths (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (68th)
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 05] L 10-18 v Sharks (H). [F8]
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 05] W 26-16 v Panthers (H). [F8]
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 05] L 14-54 v Broncos (A). [F8]
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 05] W 26-14 v Storm (A). [F8]
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 05] W 26-16 v Tigers (H). [F8]
  Judiciary: Tripping Grade 1 Not Guilty
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 05] L 16-30 v Bulldogs (A). [F8]
[View] Round 9 [08 May 05] W 50-12 v Cowboys (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (22nd)
[View] Round 11 [20 May 05] W 18-12 v Sea Eagles (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (38th)
[View] Round 12 [28 May 05] W 34-26 v Sharks (A). [F8]
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 05] W 32-22 v Panthers (A). [F8]
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 05] W 50-0 v Knights (A). [F8] 6 Pts; 3/3g
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 05] W 28-18 v Warriors (H). [F8]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 05] L 8-12 v Roosters (A). [F8]
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 05] W 52-16 v Souths (H). [F8] 10 Pts; 1t (47th), 3/4g
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 05] W 40-14 v Dragons (H). [F8] 6 Pts; 3/4g
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 05] L 18-26 v Raiders (A). [F8]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 05] L 10-16 v Knights (H). [F8]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 05] W 38-20 v Warriors (A). [F8]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 05] W 56-4 v Bulldogs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 05] L 22-25 v Dragons (A). [F8]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 05] W 48-10 v Raiders (H). [F8]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 05] W 28-14 v Broncos (H). [F8]
[View] Finals Week One [11 Sep 05] W 46-22 v Sea Eagles (H). [F8]
[View] Qualifying Finals [25 Sep 05] L 0-29 v Cowboys. [F8]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership

Parramatta Eels 
1 games; 0/1 goals, [View] Round 1 [13 Mar 04] L 14-48 v Bulldogs (A). [DH]
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Morris, John

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