Josh Morris
Centre
Retired
Player Bio
- Date of Birth:
- 23 August 1986
- Birthplace:
- Sydney, NSW
- Nickname:
- JMoz
- Debut Club:
- St. George Illawarra Dragons
- Date:
- 18 March 2007
- Opposition:
- Gold Coast Titans
- Round:
- 1
- Previous Clubs:
- St. George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Sydney Roosters
- Junior Club:
- Kiama Knights
- Biography:
One of the game’s most prolific tryscorers, Josh Morris crossed for 158 tries in 325 NRL games, to go with six Origin tries for NSW and four Test tries for Australia.
Morris debuted for St George Illawarra as a fullback in the opening round of 2007, going on to play 46 games for the Red V before shifting to Canterbury.
Across 10 seasons at Canterbury he scored 103 tries and was part of the 2014 Grand Final side that went down to the Rabbitohs in the decider.
After two season with Cronulla in 2018-19, Morris joined brother Brett at the Roosters, following in the footsteps of father Steve 'Slippery' Morris, who played four seasons for the Tricolours between 1987-90.
Morris played six Tests for Australia and 15 Origins for NSW, helping the Blues to a drought-breaking series win in 2014 after eight years of Queensland dominance.
He retired at the end of the 2021 season as a member of the exclusive 300 Club and with the respect of all who had played with and against him.
Career
Career Milestones
- Played 6 Tests for Australia
- Played 15 Origins for NSW
Playing
- Appearances
- 325
- Points
- 632
- Tries
- 158
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons | 2007 | 23 | 8 | 15 | - | 35% | 6 | - | - | - | 24 | 184 | 8.00 | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | 176 | 45 | 74.68% | 3,665 | 159.00 | 877 | - | - |
| Dragons | 2008 | 23 | 13 | 10 | - | 57% | 14 | - | - | - | 56 | 15 | 0.65 | - | - | 5 | 13 | - | 442 | 52 | 82.25% | 2,152 | 93.00 | 134 | - | - |
| Bulldogs | 2009 | 21 | 15 | 6 | - | 71% | 22 | - | - | - | 88 | 52 | 2.48 | - | - | 6 | 19 | - | 304 | 42 | 81.07% | 1,853 | 88.00 | 4 | - | - |
| Bulldogs | 2010 | 23 | 9 | 14 | - | 39% | 14 | - | - | - | 56 | 116 | 5.04 | - | - | 2 | 18 | - | 308 | 40 | 80.64% | 2,116 | 92.00 | 8 | - | - |
| Bulldogs | 2011 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 47% | 8 | - | - | - | 32 | 57 | 3.35 | - | - | 2 | 9 | - | 191 | 23 | 82.71% | 1,504 | 88.00 | 15 | - | - |
| Bulldogs | 2012 | 26 | 19 | 7 | - | 73% | 17 | - | - | - | 68 | 136 | 5.21 | - | 1 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 250 | 44 | 85.03% | 3,096 | 119.00 | 66 | - | - |
| Bulldogs | 2013 | 22 | 11 | 11 | - | 50% | 5 | - | - | - | 20 | 214 | 9.75 | - | 1 | 9 | 5 | 351 | 208 | 22 | 83.93% | 2,550 | 115.00 | 440 | 739 | 33.6 |
| Bulldogs | 2014 | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 68% | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 213 | 11.22 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 274 | 179 | 20 | 82.17% | 1,599 | 84.00 | 117 | 372 | 19.6 |
| Bulldogs | 2015 | 22 | 13 | 9 | - | 59% | 10 | - | - | - | 40 | 182 | 8.25 | - | - | 5 | 14 | 330 | 252 | 35 | 87.80% | 2,435 | 110.00 | 1 | 791 | 36.0 |
| Bulldogs | 2016 | 23 | 13 | 10 | - | 57% | 6 | - | - | - | 24 | 108 | 4.70 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 345 | 264 | 29 | 83.76% | 2,294 | 99.00 | 32 | 702 | 30.5 |
| Bulldogs | 2017 | 24 | 10 | 14 | - | 42% | 9 | - | - | - | 36 | 256 | 10.65 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 359 | 259 | 21 | 92.50% | 2,555 | 106.00 | 12 | 741 | 30.9 |
| Bulldogs | 2018 | 20 | 7 | 13 | - | 35% | 9 | - | - | - | 36 | 179 | 8.94 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 296 | 185 | 21 | 89.81% | 2,123 | 106.00 | 17 | 585 | 29.2 |
| Sharks | 2019 | 23 | 11 | 12 | - | 48% | 15 | - | - | - | 60 | 24 | 1.05 | - | - | 4 | 12 | 299 | 231 | 24 | 90.59% | 2,325 | 101.00 | 153 | 779 | 33.9 |
| Sharks | 2020 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 17 | - | 100.00% | 160 | 80.00 | - | 30 | 15.0 |
| Roosters | 2020 | 17 | 11 | 6 | - | 65% | 11 | - | - | - | 44 | 80 | 4.73 | - | - | 8 | 15 | 238 | 220 | 20 | 91.67% | 1,768 | 104.00 | 32 | 677 | 39.8 |
| Roosters | 2021 | 20 | 14 | 6 | - | 70% | 9 | - | - | - | 36 | 56 | 2.82 | - | - | 7 | 11 | 237 | 262 | 24 | 91.61% | 1,761 | 88.00 | 33 | 720 | 36.0 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons | 2007 | 2008 | 46 | 21 | 25 | - | 46% | 20 | - | - | - | 80 | 199 | 4.33 | - | - | 6 | 21 | - | 618 | 97 | 86.43% | 4,806 | 104.00 | 1,011 | - | - |
| Bulldogs | 2009 | 2018 | 217 | 118 | 99 | - | 54% | 103 | - | - | - | 412 | 1,512 | 6.97 | - | 4 | 47 | 114 | 1,979 | 2,400 | 297 | 88.99% | 22,116 | 101.00 | 714 | 3,913 | 30.1 |
| Sharks | 2019 | 2020 | 25 | 11 | 14 | - | 44% | 15 | - | - | - | 60 | 24 | 0.96 | - | - | 4 | 12 | 322 | 231 | 24 | 90.59% | 2,325 | 93.00 | 153 | 777 | 31.1 |
| Roosters | 2020 | 2021 | 37 | 25 | 12 | - | 68% | 20 | - | - | - | 80 | 115 | 3.11 | - | - | 15 | 26 | 475 | 360 | 44 | 89.11% | 2,521 | 68.00 | 38 | 1,177 | 31.8 |
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