Michael Morgan
Five-Eighth
Retired
Player Bio
- Date of Birth:
- 27 December 1991
- Birthplace:
- Townsville, QLD
- Nickname:
- Morgo
- Debut Club:
- North Queensland Cowboys
- Date:
- 10 May 2010
- Opposition:
- Sydney Roosters
- Round:
- 9
- Previous Club:
- North Queensland Cowboys
- Junior Club:
- Townsville Brothers
- Biography:
A proud Townsville boy, Michael Morgan was handed a dream NRL debut for the Cowboys as an 18-year-old in Round 9 of the 2010 season.
After registering 31 appearances over the course of the first four seasons of his NRL career, Morgan enjoyed a stunning breakout campaign in 2014.
Playing in all 26 matches, Morgan established himself as one of the premier young playmakers in the competition despite playing out of position at fullback for the majority of the year.
With the return of Lachlan Coote from injury, Morgan shifted to his preferred No.6 jersey in 2015 and immediately formed a devastating halves combination with Johnathan Thurston.
Morgan provided the famous flick pass to send winger Kyle Feldt over to level the scores as the siren sounded in the 2015 decider against Brisbane, the Cowboys going on to claim their maiden Premiership in golden point.
The following season Morgan made debuts for Queensland and Australia while continuing his stellar form at club level.
Morgan claimed the Dally M Halfback of the Year going in 2017 after leading the Cowboys to a fairytale grand final appearance against the Storm despite the absence of Thurston and Matt Scott.
The Ignatius Park College product was named Cowboys’ captain prior to the 2019 season but was forced into retirement early in the 2021 season due to ongoing shoulder injuries.
Career
Career Milestones
- Dally M Halfback of the Year in 2017
Playing
- Appearances
- 168
- Points
- 237
- Tries
- 58
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 2010 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 50% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 235 | 58.75 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 116 | 19 | 84.68% | 145 | 36.00 | - | - | - |
| Cowboys | 2011 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 50% | - | - | - | - | - | 212 | 53.00 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 54 | 16 | 62.55% | 77 | 19.00 | - | - | - |
| Cowboys | 2012 | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | 71% | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | 381 | 27.21 | - | - | 5 | 8 | - | 233 | 41 | 85.04% | 907 | 64.00 | 34 | - | - |
| Cowboys | 2013 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 22% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 766 | 85.16 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 273 | 165 | 28 | 79.20% | 597 | 66.00 | - | 312 | 34.7 |
| Cowboys | 2014 | 26 | 15 | 11 | - | 58% | 10 | - | - | - | 40 | 764 | 29.40 | - | 7 | 17 | 15 | 846 | 134 | 35 | 73.77% | 2,777 | 106.00 | 1,227 | 624 | 24.0 |
| Cowboys | 2015 | 23 | 16 | 7 | - | 70% | 15 | - | - | - | 60 | 1,557 | 67.68 | - | 3 | 12 | 11 | 692 | 382 | 34 | 91.83% | 1,942 | 84.00 | 133 | 1,017 | 44.2 |
| Cowboys | 2016 | 22 | 13 | 9 | - | 59% | 9 | - | - | - | 36 | 1,944 | 88.35 | - | 4 | 20 | 13 | 678 | 376 | 53 | 82.82% | 1,539 | 69.00 | 7 | 892 | 40.6 |
| Cowboys | 2017 | 27 | 16 | 11 | - | 59% | 11 | - | - | - | 46 | 7,371 | 272.99 | - | 18 | 22 | 25 | 1,494 | 351 | 73 | 82.78% | 2,224 | 82.00 | 48 | 1,302 | 48.2 |
| Cowboys | 2018 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 18% | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 1,311 | 119.22 | - | 2 | 8 | 5 | 388 | 132 | 28 | 82.50% | 725 | 65.00 | 96 | 340 | 30.9 |
| Cowboys | 2019 | 20 | 7 | 13 | - | 35% | 2 | - | 1 | - | 9 | 5,893 | 294.64 | - | 12 | 16 | 18 | 980 | 342 | 58 | 85.50% | 1,425 | 71.00 | 106 | 915 | 45.8 |
| Cowboys | 2020 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 17% | 2 | - | 1 | - | 9 | 1,584 | 263.98 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 251 | 109 | 16 | 87.20% | 468 | 78.00 | - | 263 | 43.8 |
| Cowboys | 2021 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 270 | 135.25 | - | 2 | - | - | 58 | 55 | 4 | 93.22% | 211 | 105.00 | - | 105 | 52.5 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 2010 | 2021 | 168 | 86 | 82 | - | 51% | 58 | - | 2 | - | 237 | 22,299 | 132.73 | - | 53 | 109 | 107 | 5,659 | 2,430 | 405 | 85.71% | 12,971 | 77.00 | 1,654 | 5,737 | 39.3 |
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