He commenced his coaching career as Captain/Coach of Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Werribee in 1982 then went back to the VFL as Captain/Coach of the Essendon reserve side from 1983 to 1985, winning the premiership in his first season.
After retiring from playing, Morris was appointed coach of West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in 1988 and remained in Adelaide until 1991. In his four years with The Bloods Morris took them to 8th in '88, 7th in '89 and 6th in '90 before leading the club to the 1991 SANFL Grand Final where they lost to North Adelaide 21.22 (146) to 11.7 (73) in the most spiteful SANFL Grand Final in the modern era with at least 4 all-in brawls marring what was a class effort by The Roosters over a West Adelaide team that had won 12 of its previous 14 games. In Morris's West Adelaide team in 1991 were then Adelaide Crows AFL players Mark Mickan, Bruce Lindner, Paul Patterson and Shaun Rehn (who missed the final series through injury) as well as future AFL star Full-forwardTony Modra along with former VFL players Darren Carlson, Peter Banfield, Matthew Simpson and Michael Kennedy.
In the weeks after The Bloods Grand Final loss, Morris was controversially sacked as Bloods coach and in 1992 he returned to Essendon, firstly in recruiting then as an assistant-coach. He coached the Richmond Reserves side in 1995 then was an assistant-coach in 1996. Most recently he worked as an assistant-coach at St Kilda.
Kevin Morris's son Steven is currently Richmond's VFL coach, He was traded to the Tigers as a player after being pre-listed by the new Greater Western Sydney Football Club prior to the 2011 AFL Draft from West Adelaide where he won the clubs Best & Fairest in 2011.
ReferencesEdit
^"AFL Tables – Kevin Morris – Stats – Statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
External linksEdit
Kevin Morris at AustralianFootball.com
October 21, 2023
kevin, morris, australian, footballer, kevin, morris, born, august, 1951, former, australian, rules, football, player, played, victorian, football, league, between, 1971, 1976, richmond, football, club, then, from, 1977, until, 1981, collingwood, football, clu. Kevin Morris born 20 August 1951 is a former Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League VFL between 1971 and 1976 for the Richmond Football Club and then from 1977 until 1981 for the Collingwood Football Club Kevin MorrisPersonal informationFull nameKevin MorrisDate of birth 1951 08 20 20 August 1951 age 72 Original team s Salesian College Waverley VFA Height180 cm 5 ft 11 in Weight84 kg 185 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1971 76Richmond VFL 110 0 71 1977 81Collingwood VFL 0 71 0 53 Total181 124 1 Representative team honoursYearsTeamGames Goals Victoria2 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1988 91West Adelaide SANFL 93 40 52 1 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991 Career highlightsVFL debut for Richmond on 14 June 1971 v Geelong at Kardinia Park Richmond Premiership Player 1973 1974 Richmond Best amp Fairest 1975 Essendon Reserves Premiership Captain Coach 1983Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comHe commenced his coaching career as Captain Coach of Victorian Football Association VFA club Werribee in 1982 then went back to the VFL as Captain Coach of the Essendon reserve side from 1983 to 1985 winning the premiership in his first season After retiring from playing Morris was appointed coach of West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League SANFL in 1988 and remained in Adelaide until 1991 In his four years with The Bloods Morris took them to 8th in 88 7th in 89 and 6th in 90 before leading the club to the 1991 SANFL Grand Final where they lost to North Adelaide 21 22 146 to 11 7 73 in the most spiteful SANFL Grand Final in the modern era with at least 4 all in brawls marring what was a class effort by The Roosters over a West Adelaide team that had won 12 of its previous 14 games In Morris s West Adelaide team in 1991 were then Adelaide Crows AFL players Mark Mickan Bruce Lindner Paul Patterson and Shaun Rehn who missed the final series through injury as well as future AFL star Full forward Tony Modra along with former VFL players Darren Carlson Peter Banfield Matthew Simpson and Michael Kennedy In the weeks after The Bloods Grand Final loss Morris was controversially sacked as Bloods coach and in 1992 he returned to Essendon firstly in recruiting then as an assistant coach He coached the Richmond Reserves side in 1995 then was an assistant coach in 1996 Most recently he worked as an assistant coach at St Kilda Kevin Morris s son Steven is currently Richmond s VFL coach He was traded to the Tigers as a player after being pre listed by the new Greater Western Sydney Football Club prior to the 2011 AFL Draft from West Adelaide where he won the clubs Best amp Fairest in 2011 References Edit AFL Tables Kevin Morris Stats Statistics AFL Tables Retrieved 3 October 2014 Hogan P The Tigers Of Old Richmond FC Melbourne 1996External links EditKevin Morris at AustralianFootball com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Morris Australian footballer amp oldid 1168369960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
