George Morrissey (1 January 1883 – 7 December 1964) was an

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er who played with St Kilda in the

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(VFL). Morrissey, a forward, came to St Kilda from Ballarat and soon made a name of himself as a tough and aggressive player. In 1911 he joined Tasmanian club

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and became their first ever official coach. He spent the season as a ruckman and represented Tasmania at the

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. In 1912 he returned to St Kilda and was appointed captain. His season ended in their round 16 clash against Fitzroy when he was reported for abusing an umpire and received a 10-game suspension which carried over into 1913. He lost the captaincy the following season but had a good year, kicking 22 goals, eight of them in the finals series. St Kilda made their inaugural Grand Final and he performed well with two goals in the loss. He finished his career in Western Australia where he spent three seasons at

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References

*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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* * 1883 births 1964 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents St Kilda Football Club players East Perth Football Club players North Hobart Football Club players Ballarat Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1883-stub