Aaron Morgan (rugby league)

Aaron Morgan (born 21 November 1978) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily played on the wing.

Aaron Morgan
Personal information
Born (1978-11-21) 21 November 1978
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003 North Queensland 2 2 0 0 8
As of 2 November 2018
Source: [1]

Playing career

A Bowen Tigers junior, Morgan was signed by the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2003 season after playing for the Wests Panthers in the Queensland Cup.[2]

In Round 15 of the 2003 NRL season, he made his NRL debut in the Cowboys' 22–24 loss to the Parramatta Eels, starting on the wing and scoring a try.[3] Three weeks later, he made his second and final NRL appearance in the Cowboys' 16–22 loss to the Melbourne Storm, once again starting on the wing and scoring a try.[4][5]

In 2004, Morgan spent the entire season playing for the North Queensland Young Guns in the Queensland Cup. In 2005, he joined the Norths Devils, playing three seasons for them before retiring at the end of the 2008 season.[6][7]

In 2015, he was named on the wing in the Wests Panthers Team of the 2000s by rugby league historian Mike Higginson.[8]

Statistics

NRL
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2003 season[1]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2003 North Queensland 220—08
Career totals 2 2 0 — 0 8

References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Aaron Morgan - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Who's where after the big NRL player shuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 November 2002.
  3. "Teams for round 15". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 2003.
  4. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 2003 - Round 18 - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  5. "Storm wakes up to sink Cowboys". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 July 2003.
  6. "Queensland Cup - Season 2005 signings and comment". League Unlimited.
  7. "Rugby League (Jan 18)". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  8. "TEAM OF THE DECADE - 2000's - Wests (Brisbane) JRLFC Inc". Websites.sportstg.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.