Shane Morrison ?????

[SWANSBEST]

Any Swans interest in Morrison son of ex Swan Peter? Although I understand that there was a bit of history between father and the Swans , he might still be a possibility . Richmond are showing a lot of interest in Copeland and now Morrison and still wish to retain Hall. IMO their salary cap would be straining to fit all these players in . Brown is on big money which would be partially offset by Holland leaving but I can not see how they could retain Hall and also sign the 2 Lions.




Lions lose Morrison
12:37:16 PM Fri 14 November, 2003
Matt Burgan
afl.com.au
Emerging Brisbane Lions key position player Shane Morrison has been delisted after he requested to be released with a view to gaining further opportunities at another AFL club.

Morrison, 22, played five games for the Lions after making his debut in 2002 and is likely to nominate for the December pre-season draft. Already Richmond has been reported to be interested in securing the uncontracted tall.



?Shane asked to be delisted because he thought his chances would be better at another club,? Lions coach Leigh Matthews said.

?He was determined to enter the December pre-season draft, which he was entitled to do as an uncontracted player, and by delisting him now it means we have another selection in this month?s National Draft.?

Morrison, the son of former South Melbourne and Queensland representative Peter, finished second in the Grogan Medal in the AFLQ - for the best player in the competition ? this year.

Meanwhile, the Lions have retained 2003 premiership star Robbie Copeland on their list, although he is yet to sign a new contract.

Matthews is remaining hopeful that Copeland will stay with the club and not be enticed to Richmond, where he has also attracted considerable interest.

?We?re still awaiting Robbie?s final advice, but we would like to think the emotional satisfaction of playing with a successful team and club will weigh in our favour,? Matthews said.

?The rest of our player group has put the emotional satisfaction of being part of a successful team above greater financial rewards that may be available at other clubs, and we?re hoping Robbie will do the same.?

[Bleed Red Blood]

Does this guy play KP forward or back?

[SWANSBEST]

It seems that Morrison can play forward or back



PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Shane Michael Morrison
Guenrsey Number: 35
Date of Birth: 10th January 1981
Birth Place: Melbourne
Star Sign: Capricorn
Height: 193cm
Weight: 90kg
Family Status: Single


CAREER BRIEF

Previous Clubs: Nothern Eagles/Cairns/South Cairns

Draft Details: Father/Son ? 1999 National Draft

Joined the Lions: 2000

AFL Debut: Lions v Geelong (Gabba), Rd 6, 2002

AFL Games: 4

AFL Goals: 0

AFL Finals: 0

2003 Games: 1

2003 Goals: 0


2003 FORM
Was selected in three of the four senior pre-season practice matches, where he worked tirelessly predominantly across half-forward. Continued his good form at the reserves level, booting six goals in the Round 1 curtain-raiser against Redland and being prominent the following week against Morningside, where his strong marking was a feature. Called into the side to replace the injured Jonathan Brown in Round 3, he collected seven possessions in limited time and set up Michael Voss for several scoring opportunities.

CAREER HISTORY
Shane Morrison is a tall key position player who broke through for his first taste of senior football in 2002 in his third year on the senior list.

He enjoyed his first injury free summer and was rewarded with two Wizard Cup games, albeit receiving limited ground time. He carried on his outstanding reserves form from 2001 through the early part of the season and flew to Perth as an emergency for Mal Michael in Round 5. He then flew home at midnight and was a standout against Mayne the next day, then finally was a late inclusion in the seniors against Geelong in Round 6. He played most of the second half in defence against the Cats and did little wrong.

Played his second game again off the bench in Round 9 against Freo, before being squeezed out the following week. Quieter for a couple of weeks after that. Good against Mayne and the Northern Eagles in Rounds 14 and 16, he was unstoppable at centre-half-forward at Redland in Round 18 and earned a senior recall with the suspension of Jonathan Brown and Alastair Lynch in Round 19. Collected one kick and four handballs in a little more than the final quarter against the Bulldogs, but made way for Brown the following week and took a heavy knock that slowed him against Southport in Round 20.

Moved back to defence for the elimination final and was solid as a rock. Went forward for the first semi and worked himself into the ground at half-forward as his side?s second best player, and was outstanding against in the preliminary final loss to Southport.

It was all a step forward for Morrison, who was easily the best full-back in the AFLQ state league in 2001. He might have been given an opportunity in 2001 but for the great versatility of Alastair Lynch and the presence of experienced veteran Matthew Kennedy, who has now retired.

Morrison endured a frustrating start to his second year, suffering a posterior cruciate ligament injury when he crashed into the fence at Southport in the Reserves' first practice match of the year and missed seven weeks. He then a minor medial ligament strain on the weekend of the AFL 'bye', when only he and Shannon Rusca played in the Reserves, and missed two matches. But thereafter he was a real standout at fullback to guarantee his spot for 2002. Invariably he picked up the better of the local competition's 'name' full forwards, namely McKay, O'Brien and Smith, and was rewarded with a spot in the emergencies for the Round 21 clash with Geelong. Was a key member of the Reserves' AFLQ finals campaign, which culminated in a sensational come-from-behind win over Southport in the grand final.

Morrison made a solid start to the season in the Lions Reserves in 2000, but was set back by a broken leg mid-season that put him out of action for a month. He received the break when he and former Lions rookie list member Clint Alleway, playing for Mt Gravatt, slid into each other on their knees contesting a disputed ball. However, he finished the last few games strongly in a good pointer to 2001.

The highlight of his 2000 came at the very unseasonal time of January, when the Lions played Sydney in tropical Cairns in the opening round of the Ansett Cup. Having spent the bulk of his teenage years living in the far north capital, Morrison was devastated when he was made an emergency for the trip, but that turned to delight when midfielder Simon Black withdrew because of injury. He ultimately started on the ground in front of many friends in a record crowd and played solidly out of a back pocket to give the locals plenty to cheer about.

Morrison refined his diet over the 2001 summer and moved closer to the Gabba in an effort to give himself every chance of succeeding. The son of former South Melbourne and Queensland star Peter Morrison, he stepped into the Lions under the father/son rule from the ranks of QSFL club Northern Eagles after he began his senior career in Cairns as a 15-year-old.

Born in Melbourne but a Queenslander from the age of one, he is a former All-Australian junior selection. And, because his father played a lot of football in Queensland after his AFL career with South Melbourne, he was afforded the luxury of following his AFL dream in his adopted home state without having to take his chances via the draft. He chose the Lions over the Swans, who also had a father/son claim on the strongly-built teenager.

Peter Morrison, a prolific midfielder/half forward from Sale, was zoned to Footscray. He played one senior game with the Bulldogs in ?74 and was a member of the Reserves grand final side beaten by Fitzroy. After an end-of-season knee reconstruction he found himself on the ?75 Supplementary List so he left. Still eligible for the U19s, he knocked on the Swans door and was a senior regular from 1976-81. He played in the finals in 1977, when he was runner-up to Brownlow Medallist Graham Teasdale in the South B&F, and he represented Victoria in 1978.

He was within striking distance of his AFL century at the end of ?81 when South Melbourne moved to Sydney. It was the beginning of the end after he joined Bernie Evans, Kevin Goss and Paul Morwood in boycotting a player strike. Then, having broken his leg in ?81 and feeling he was on the outer, he retired from League football at 25 and moved to Queensland.

He was 1982-84 captain-coach at QSFL club Wilston-Grange, where in ?83 Scott McIvor made his senior debut. Later, he played for Grange for a further two and a half years, finishing second to Zane Taylor in the League?s Grogan Medal in ?85, before switching to Mayne in mid-1987.

A State team regular, he invariably saved his best for the Maroons playing alongside among others ex-Fitzroy pair Kevin O?Keeffe and Terry O?Neill, plus Mick Nolan, McIvor, Jason Dunstall and Michael Gibson, and local legend Don Smith, after whom the Lions ?Most Professional Player? award is named. He coached Beenleigh in the SQAFA (second division) for three years before a three-year stint back at Mayne which began in the U19s and ended as assistant-coach to Phil Harper, now Adelaide Crows player welfare manager.

A physical education teacher now posted in Brisbane from Bribie Island, Morrison lived in Cairns from 1994-97 and coached three different clubs in four years to the finals.

Shane Morrison, the middle of five children, was a State representative at U12, U15, U16 and U18 level. At 15 he made his senior debut in Cairns, playing alongside his father, and in July ?98 he toured Ireland with an AFL/AIS U17 squad that included new Lions teammates Des Headland and Damian Cupido after an All-Australian performance at the ?97 U16 championships in Darwin.

He played a handful of QSFL games with the Northern Eagles in ?98 while completing Year 12 at Sandgate High, which he chose after returning from Cairns because it offered an Excellence Program in Australian Football.

In ?99, Morrison was deputy vice-captain of the Queensland side that won the Division Two title at the U18 carnival in Brisbane and was a senior Eagles regular until a broken cheekbone in the first of the finals ended his campaign.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Queensland U12s 1993, Queensland U15s 1995-96, Queensland U16s 1996-97, Queensland U18s 1998-99 (Deputy Vice-Captain 1999), 3rd Queensland U18 B&F 1998, All-Australian U16 1997, AFL/AIS U17 Tour to Ireland 1998, Reserves Premiership 2001.

[Ryan Bomford]

Very thorough footy biography - seems prone to leg injuries.

[Snowy]

wants to come to Melbourne.