Morris was a
Brisbane Easts player who first represented for
Queensland in 1976 and then
Australia in 1977. He signed with the
Balmain Tigers in 1979 and was brought to Sydney, thus becoming eligible to play for New South Wales under the selection criterion of the time. In the 1979 interstate series he played against his Queensland resident brother
Des Morris. He then played for Queensland in 1980 in the first ever
Rugby League State of Origin under the new origin selection criterion. Morris was a
1978 Kangaroo tourist playing in two Tests and ten minor tour matches. He played in all three Tests of the 1979 domestic
Ashes series which Australia won 3–0. Morris made a return to Brisbane club football in 1982 and captained
Wynnum-Manly at the age of 32 to a
Brisbane Rugby League premiership title which was Wynnum-Manly's first ever. He put in a man-of-the-match performance in the 2nd game of the
1982 State of Origin series before making his last representative appearances in that year's
Kangaroo Tour, playing in four tour matches and contributing to the
Invincibles' unbeaten tour record, being the only player in the team, however, to not score a try on the tour. Morris is also remembered for his short-lived "Deer in the headlights" style when making his Channel Nine debut as a commentator for the 1989 State of Origin series. He is one of a number of players to have represented both Queensland and New South Wales and one of the foundation Origin representatives whose NSW appearances were bookended by selections for Queensland. == Business career ==