Leonard Graham Morrison (23 December 1872 – 16 November 1922) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL),[1] and with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
| Len Morrison | |||
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 Morrison in 1899 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leonard Graham Morrison | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Amphitheatre, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 November 1922 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Albion United | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1902 | Carlton (VFL) | 56 (7) | |
| 1902–1905 | North Melbourne (VFA) | 61 (20) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Martin Nevis Morrison, and Isabella Morrison, née Graham, Leonard Graham Morrison was born at Amphitheatre, Victoria on 23 December 1872.
He married Martha Baker in 1907.
North Melbourne (VFA) edit
Recruited from Victorian Junior Football Association team Albion United in 1893, he first played for North Melbourne in the VFA competition from 1893 to 1895.[2]
Imperials (WAFA) edit
Morrison was recruited from North Melbourne by the Imperials Football Club in 1896,[3] and played for the club in 1896 and 1897.[4][5]
The Imperials disbanded at the end of the 1897 season. While many of its players transferred to the East Fremantle Football Club (which entered the WAFA competition in 1898), Morrison and his team-mate Tommy O'Dea went to Carlton in 1898.
Carlton (VFL) edit
On 13 May 1898, Morrison and Tommy O'Dea were cleared to play for the VFL team, Carlton;[6] that is, rather than their former VFA team, North Melbourne.[7]
He made his debut for Carlton in the 14 May 1898 match against South Melbourne.[8]
Neither Morrison nor his team-mate Pat Considine were able to take the field for Carlton's match against Geelong, at the Corio Oval, on Saturday, 8 July 1899. They were both waiting on the platform at the North Melbourne Railway Station, and the train they were scheduled to catch sped through the station without stopping.[9]
North Melbourne (VFA) edit
Granted a clearance from Carlton on 4 June 1902,[10] Morrison played 61 games in his second stint with the VFA team, North Melbourne, over four seasons — including the team's 1903 Grand Final victory over Richmond,[11] and its 1905 Grand Final loss to Richmond[12] — and kicked a total of 20 goals.
Death edit
He died at his North Melbourne residence on 16 November 1922.[13]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 596. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ Football: The Season Opens: Carlton v. North Melbourne, The Herald, (Friday, 5 May 1893), p.3.
- ^ "'Mantle", "Notes from the Port", The West Australian, (Saturday, 2 May 1896), p.3.
- ^ Imperial Football Club, The (Perth) Daily News, (Saturday, 16 May 1896), p.2.
- ^ Football: Fremantle v. Imperials, The Western Mail, (Friday, 10 September 1897), p.42.
- ^ Football, The Herald, (Saturday, 14 May 1898), p.3.
- ^ Gossip, The Sportsman, (Tuesday, 17 May 1898), p.6.
- ^ Carlton Redivivus—Beat South Melbourne, (Monday, 16 May 1898), p.7.
- ^ Geelong v. Carlton, The Age, (Monday, 10 July 1899), p.3.
- ^ Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 5 June 1902), p.8.
- ^ Football, The Argus, (Monday, 21 September 1903), p.7.
- ^ Final Match: North Melbourne v. Richmond, The North Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Advertiser, (Friday, 13 Oct 1905), p.3.
- ^ Deaths: Morrison, The Argus, (Friday, 17 November 1922), p.1.
External links edit
- Len Morrison's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Len Morrison's profile at Blueseum
- Les Morrison (sic): The VFA Project.
- Len Morrison: Boyles Football photos.
- Len Morrison at AustralianFootball.com
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