Brett Morris was born on 23 August 1986 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played on the wing and as a fullback for the St George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and Australia at international level.
44 Facts About Brett Morris
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Brett Morris played for New South Wales in the State of Origin series, NRL All Stars, Country Origin and the Prime Minister's XIII.
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Brett Morris was born at St George Hospital in Kogarah, New South Wales, but went to school in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia.
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Brett Morris played his junior rugby league with the Kiama Knights alongside his twin brother Josh Morris before signing with the St George Illawarra Dragons.
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In round 15, against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium, Brett Morris scored his first NRL try in the 79th minute off a Mathew Head kick.
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Brett Morris finished his debut year with 12 tries from 19 matches.
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In round 7 of that year, against the Sydney Roosters in the ANZAC Day match, Brett Morris suffered a season-ending shoulder injury, managing just two games for the season.
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In 2008, Brett Morris made his return to the St George Illawarra first grade team in round 1, playing against the Wests Tigers.
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Brett Morris finished the year with 16 matches and 8 tries.
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Brett Morris was named Dally M highest tryscorer of the year with 25 tries in 24 matches.
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Brett Morris was selected to play for Australia in the 2009 Four Nations tournament.
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Brett Morris kept up his try-scoring form early in the season, scoring a hat-trick in round 2 against his twin brother's team, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
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Brett Morris finished the 2010 NRL season as the Dragons highest tryscorer with 20 tries in 25 matches.
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Brett Morris was later selected for Australia 2010 Four Nations squad, playing in 4 matches and scoring 3 tries in the tournament, including playing on the wing in the loss against New Zealand in the Final.
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Brett Morris played in 2 matches for New South Wales in the 2011 State of Origin series.
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Brett Morris scored 10 tries in his 21 matches for the Dragons.
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On 21 February 2012, Brett Morris re-signed with the Dragons for a further 3 years until the end of the 2015 NRL season.
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Brett Morris finished the 2012 NRL season as the Dragons highest tryscorer with 14 tries in 23 matches.
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Brett Morris played in all of the New South Wales' 3 matches and scored a try in the 2013 State of Origin series.
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Brett Morris finished the 2013 NRL season with him playing 21 matches and scoring 9 tries for the Dragons.
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Brett Morris was selected for the Australia Kangaroos 24-man squad for the 2013 World Cup.
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In February 2014, Brett Morris was selected as captain of the Dragons inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.
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Brett Morris continued playing on during the match, later finding out that he had suffered a broken bone and ligament damage.
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Brett Morris was ruled for the other two 2014 Origin matches.
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In round 22, against the Canberra Raiders, Brett Morris took over captaincy, after usual captain Ben Creagh was ruled out with injury, and had a brilliant match, scoring a hat trick to help the Dragons win in Canberra for the first time since round 14 of the 2000 NRL season.
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Brett Morris finished the 2014 NRL season with him playing in 18 matches and scoring 14 tries for the Dragons.
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On 9 September 2014, Brett Morris was selected for the Australia Kangaroos 2014 Four Nations train-on squad but was later ruled out from the final 24-man squad with injury.
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On 23 October 2014, Brett Morris reunited with twin brother, Josh Morris, at the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, signing on a four-year contract, through until the end of 2018.
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Brett Morris played in games two and three of the 2015 State of Origin series, starting on the wing.
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Brett Morris finished his first year with Canterbury playing in 16 matches and scoring 9 tries in the 2015 NRL season.
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In March 2016, Brett Morris was ruled out for four months with a knee injury.
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Brett Morris finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 11 matches and scoring 10 tries for the Bulldogs.
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Brett Morris had played 15 origins for NSW and had an "incredible record" of 23 tries in his 18 matches for Australia.
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Brett Morris said, "I'm so proud to have been able to represent my state and my family in the toughest arena of all and have now made the decision to retire from rep football".
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In 2018, Brett Morris signed a contract to join the Sydney Roosters for the 2019 NRL season.
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Brett Morris replied "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't, to be honest, "If it was the first time it happened to me I could brush it off, but it's the second time I've been to Brookvale and my knee has dug in and I've had an injury as a result.
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On 21 August, Brett Morris was voted as one of the best players of the decade in the NRL team of the decade announcement which spanned from the 2010 to 2019 seasons.
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Brett Morris played on the wing in the club's 2019 NRL Grand Final victory over Canberra at ANZ Stadium.
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Brett Morris made a total of 15 appearances and scored 7 tries in the 2019 NRL season.
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Brett Morris made a total of 17 appearances and scored 12 tries in the 2020 NRL season as the club fell short of a third successive premiership.
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Brett Morris became the first player in history to score consecutive hat-tricks in the opening two rounds of the competition.
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In round 8, Brett Morris led the Sydney Roosters out as captain in absence of James Tedesco who was ruled out at the last-minute.
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Brett Morris announced his retirement from rugby league on 7 June 2021.
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Brett Morris was announced as assistant coach for 2022 for the Sydney Roosters.