Josh Morris (born 7 November 2001) is a professional

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er with the

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in the

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(AFL). Hawthorn selected Morris with Pick 57 in the

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Early career

A fast leading and dangerous forward, Morris played for Woodville-West Torrens in the SANFL Reserves competition in 2019, where he averaged eight disposals across his five outings.

AFL career

Morris's AFL career was initially hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic. As a young player coming into the system Morris would normally start by playing with the Hawthorn affiliate

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, but because that competition had been suspended for the year he had to show his metal with scratch matches against other AFL clubs. Morris made his AFL debut in round 6, 2020, against at

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. In 2022 the Box Hill coaches played him as a defender. After strong patch of form he was promoted to AFL. He strung 6 games together before a injury to his shoulder that required surgery.

Statistics

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