George Morrissey

Australian rules footballer

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Australian rules footballer

George Morrissey
Cigarette card of Morrissey in 1909
Personal information
Full name	George Morrissey
Date of birth	1 January 1883
Place of birth	Timor, Victoria
Date of death	7 December 1964(1964年12月07日) (aged 81)
Place of death	South Yarra, Victoria
Original team(s)	Ballarat
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1907–10, 1912–13	St Kilda	93 (64)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Morrissey (1 January 1883 – 7 December 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (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 North Hobart and became their first ever official coach. He spent the season as a ruckman and represented Tasmania at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival.

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 East Perth.