People - M
Born: 24-Apr-1921 (AFL Tables)
Died: 01-May-19601
Place of Death: Malvern East, Victoria2
Height: 188cm (AFL Tables)
Old Scotch / Melbourne Seconds3
Richmond (VFL) 1942, 1944-1951 - 140 Games, 98 Goals
Box Hill (VFA) 1952-1954
BILL MORRIS, of Richmond, at his best is a good second to Howell. No one in the game is more accurate in delivering the ball to his rover. Indeed, he has "palming" reduced to a fine art and football coaches will tell you that the ideal follower must palm- and not punch - the ball to the rover.
Bill has the ability to fly through the air from the side as well as from the front. It sometimes seems as though he were floating through the air. He can use either hand in propelling the ball, and seems to guide rather than hit the ball to his rover.
His friends call him "Ball Happy," as he is never without a ball in his hand. (It might be only a tennis ball, but he is throwing it about and hand- ling it-which probably has helped to give him that nice touch so necessary.
Morris is a left-footer, with a fair sense of direction; he always seems fit and relaxed, never strained. He also has remarkable judgment in his marking, and while he rests from. the ruck that marking ability enables him to turn attack after attack. Bill won the Brownlow Medal for best and fairest V.F.L. player in 1948, which indicates his class. He came from Melbourne seconds in 1942, and has played 104 games and kicked 70 goals in that time. What a champion Melbourne missed when it granted the clearance!
His employment as a traveller takes him into the country, and, last season at least, it seems to have taken the edge off his enthusiasm for the game. It might be no more than a passing phase, and club officials have noted with keen satisfaction that he seems to be training harder and keener this season than for some years.
Wikipedia - Bill Morris
Born: 24-Apr-1921 (AFL Tables)
Died: 01-May-19601
Place of Death: Malvern East, Victoria2
Height: 188cm (AFL Tables)
Career
PlayerOld Scotch / Melbourne Seconds3
Richmond (VFL) 1942, 1944-1951 - 140 Games, 98 Goals
Box Hill (VFA) 1952-1954
Comment
LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS OF 1950 — RUCKMEN by Percy Taylor
Argus 22 April 1950 p.3 The Argus Weekend MagazineBILL MORRIS, of Richmond, at his best is a good second to Howell. No one in the game is more accurate in delivering the ball to his rover. Indeed, he has "palming" reduced to a fine art and football coaches will tell you that the ideal follower must palm- and not punch - the ball to the rover.
Bill has the ability to fly through the air from the side as well as from the front. It sometimes seems as though he were floating through the air. He can use either hand in propelling the ball, and seems to guide rather than hit the ball to his rover.
His friends call him "Ball Happy," as he is never without a ball in his hand. (It might be only a tennis ball, but he is throwing it about and hand- ling it-which probably has helped to give him that nice touch so necessary.
Morris is a left-footer, with a fair sense of direction; he always seems fit and relaxed, never strained. He also has remarkable judgment in his marking, and while he rests from. the ruck that marking ability enables him to turn attack after attack. Bill won the Brownlow Medal for best and fairest V.F.L. player in 1948, which indicates his class. He came from Melbourne seconds in 1942, and has played 104 games and kicked 70 goals in that time. What a champion Melbourne missed when it granted the clearance!
His employment as a traveller takes him into the country, and, last season at least, it seems to have taken the edge off his enthusiasm for the game. It might be no more than a passing phase, and club officials have noted with keen satisfaction that he seems to be training harder and keener this season than for some years.
Related Pages
- Morris, Bill 1948 (JT)
- Morris, Bill c1949 (AFHF)
- Reference_ 1942 VFL Grand Final - Defeated Team (Richmond)
- Reference_ 1944 VFL Grand Final - Defeated Team (Richmond)
- Reference_ 1944 VFL R06 Richmond v Footscray and St Kilda v Essendon - The D-Day Draws - Richmond Team
- Reference_ 1948 Sporting Life Magazine - Team of the Year
- Reference_ 1949 Sporting Life Magazine - Team of the Year
- Reference_ 1949 VFL R19 Richmond v Geelong - Jack Dyers Last Game - Richmond Team
- Reference_ 1950 Sporting Life Magazine - Team of the Year
- Reference_ 1951 Sporting Life Magazine - Team of the Year
- Reference_ Australian Football Hall of Fame
- Reference_ Box Hill Captains
- Reference_ Box Hill Club Champions
- Reference_ Box Hill Coaches
- Reference_ Richmond Best and Fairest
- Reference_ Richmond Captains
- Reference_ Richmond Team of the Century
- Reference_ VFL - Brownlow Medal
- Reference_ VFL - Brownlow Medal - Runners Up
- Richmond Senior Team 1944 (Tigerland)
- Richmond Senior Team 1945 (PR01-11)
- Richmond Senior Team 1947 R01 (PR01-08)
- Richmond Senior Team 1947 R11 (JT)
- Richmond Senior Team 1950 - Richmond Annual Report 1950
- Richmond Senior Team 1951 (SLV 122_017)
Other Photos
Card 041 - Bill Morris - 1948 Kornies Card Source:Australian Football Cards
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The Sporting Globe Football Book 1946 p116 - Source:State Library of Victoria
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Bill Morris Argus 22 Apr 1950 P3
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External Links
AFL Tables - Bill MorrisWikipedia - Bill Morris
Sources
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Morris_%28Australian_rules_footballer%29
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Morris_%28Australian_rules_footballer%29
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Morris_%28Australian_rules_footballer%29
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