Mel Morris

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For the English businessman, see Mel Morris (businessman).

Mel Morris
Personal information
Full name	Melville Arthur Leslie Morris
Date of birth	(1895-06-08)8 June 1895
Place of birth	St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death	3 May 1956(1956-05-03) (aged 60)
Place of death	Sassafras, Victoria
Original team(s)	Wesley College/Elsternwick FC
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1921–1926	Richmond	89 (148)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1926	Richmond	18 (9–9–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Career highlights
Richmond Premiership Player 1921 Richmond Leading Goalkicker 1924, 1925 Richmond Captain/Coach 1926 Victorian Games:- 3
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Melville Arthur Leslie Morris (8 June 1895 – 3 May 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1921 and 1926 for the Richmond Football Club. He was Captain/Coach of Richmond for the 1926 season.

Morris was also a pioneer football commentator with the Australian Broadcasting Company and later the Australian Broadcasting Commission.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996