Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Steve Wayne Morris
- Born
- Wednesday, 19th June, 1957
- Current Age
- 68 years and 284 days
- Place Of Birth
- Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- Australia vs New Zealand 1978
- State of Origin
- 1986
- Interstate Series
- 1978, 1980
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1986
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1979
- Charity Shield - AUS
- 1985
- Clive Churchill Medal
- 1979
- Dally M Player Of The Year
- 1979
- Dally M Winger Of The Year
- 1984, 1987
Known Family Links
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
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| State of Origin | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Series | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 247 | 122 | 1 | - | 439 | 132 | 102 | 13 | 53.44% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | - | 14 | 9 | - | - | 35 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 9 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 30 | 7 | - | - | 24 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 53.33% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | - | 12 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 12 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Charity Shield - AUS | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 314 | 144 | 1 | - | 518 | 180 | 133 | 17 | 57.32% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1978 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Illawarra Firsts | 1977-78 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Seconds | 1978 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1978-80 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1978 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1980, 1986 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW | 1984, 1986 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1986 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1977-1986 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 70.59% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1979 | 18 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1980 | 24 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1981 | 21 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1982 | 22 | 17 | - | - | 51 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 40.91% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1983 | 28 | 19 | - | - | 76 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1984 | 27 | 17 | - | - | 68 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1985 | 24 | 11 | 1 | - | 46 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 70.83% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1986 | 16 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1987 | 25 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 56.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1988 | 21 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 23.81% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1989 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1990 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | 1979-86 | 180 | 102 | 1 | - | 359 | 104 | 68 | 8 | 57.78% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1987-90 | 67 | 20 | - | - | 80 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 41.79% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1979-1990 | 247 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 439 | 132 | 102 | 13 | 53.44% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Leeds | 1987/88 | 19 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 89.47% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Leeds | 1987 | 19 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 63.16% | List | ||||
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, Jason Ganter
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Newspapers, Match Video, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
Your Say
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
14 Aug 2014 10:06pm
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!
27 Sep 2020 2:36am
SLIPPERY my all time favourite player - the quickest over 20 metres
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
18 Jan 2025 6:19pm
what a great player wonderfull memories.
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