Mel Morris
Australian rules footballer and coach
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Melville Arthur Leslie Morris (8 June 1895 – 3 May 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1921 and 1926 for the Richmond Football Club.[1][2][3]
Fullname
Melville Arthur Leslie Morris
Born
8 June 1895
St Kilda, Victoria
St Kilda, Victoria
Died
3 May 1956 (aged 60)
Sassafras, Victoria
Sassafras, Victoria
Original team
Wesley College/Elsternwick FC
| Mel Morris | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Melville Arthur Leslie Morris | ||
| Born |
8 June 1895 St Kilda, Victoria | ||
| Died |
3 May 1956 (aged 60) Sassafras, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Wesley College/Elsternwick FC | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921–1926 | Richmond | 89 (148) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1926 | Richmond | 18 (9–9–0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
Broadcaster ans commentator
Morris was also a pioneer football commentator with the Australian Broadcasting Company and later the Australian Broadcasting Commission.[6][7][8][9]
Death
He died at Sassafras, Victoria on 3 May 1956.[10][11]
