Josh Morris (Australian footballer)

Josh Morris
Personal information
Full name Josh Morris
Date of birth (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23)
Original team(s) Woodville-West Torrens
Draft No. 57, 2019 national draft
Debut Round 6, 2020, Hawthorn vs. Collingwood, at Spotless Stadium
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020–2023 Hawthorn 15 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Josh Morris (born 7 November 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who most recently played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hawthorn selected Morris with Pick 57 in the 2019 AFL Draft.

Early career

A fast leading and dangerous forward, Morris played for Woodville-West Torrens in the SANFL Reserves competition in 2019, where he averaged eight disposals across his five outings.[1]

AFL career

Morris's AFL career was initially hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a young player coming into the system Morris would normally start by playing with the Hawthorn affiliate Box Hill Hawks, but because that competition had been suspended for the year he had to show his metal with scratch matches against other AFL clubs.

Morris made his AFL debut in round 6, 2020, against Collingwood at GIANTS Stadium.[2]

In 2022 the Box Hill coaches played him as a defender. After strong patch of form he was promoted to AFL. He strung 6 games together before an injury to his shoulder that required surgery.[3]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2023 season.[4]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020[a] Hawthorn 35 4 1 2 14 9 23 5 6 0.3 0.5 3.5 2.2 5.8 1.3 1.5 0
2021 Hawthorn 35 5 0 1 4 2 6 1 5 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.2 0.2 1.0 0
2022 Hawthorn 35 6 0 0 26 20 46 8 4 0.0 0.0 4.3 3.3 7.7 1.3 0.7 0
2023 Hawthorn 35 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
Career 15 1 3 44 31 75 14 15 0.1 0.2 2.9 2.1 5.0 0.9 1.0 0

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ "Morris joins the family". 28 November 2019.
  2. ^ "MEMBER FIRST: Double debutant alert!". 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Nissan Injury Update: Morris returns, watch on Wingard". 3 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Josh Morris Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 July 2020.