Michael Morgan (rugby league b.1991)
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Michael Morgan is an Australian rugby league
player, who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys
in the National Rugby League
(NRL). He plays primarily as a halfback.
, Morgan played junior football for the Townsville Brothers club before joining the North Queensland Cowboys
under-20s
squad in 2009. In the same year he was selected for the Australian and Queensland Schoolboys teams. He made his NRL debut against the Sydney Roosters
in 2010 at the age of 18, filling in as halfback for the Cowboys' captain Johnathan Thurston
.
Morgan continued to play for the Cowboys' under-20 side through the 2011 season, making the grand final of the Toyota Cup
that year.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player, who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
(NRL). He plays primarily as a halfback.
Career
Born and raised in Townsville, QueenslandQueensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Morgan played junior football for the Townsville Brothers club before joining the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
under-20s
National Youth Competition
The National Youth Competition is the official development competition for the Australian National Rugby League. It commenced in 2008. The competition consists of teams from the 16 clubs that presently participate in the NRL competition, fielding squads made up of players between the ages of 17...
squad in 2009. In the same year he was selected for the Australian and Queensland Schoolboys teams. He made his NRL debut against the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
in 2010 at the age of 18, filling in as halfback for the Cowboys' captain Johnathan Thurston
Johnathan Thurston
Johnathan Dean Thurston is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer in the NRL with the North Queensland Cowboys whom he co-captains...
.
Morgan continued to play for the Cowboys' under-20 side through the 2011 season, making the grand final of the Toyota Cup
National Youth Competition
The National Youth Competition is the official development competition for the Australian National Rugby League. It commenced in 2008. The competition consists of teams from the 16 clubs that presently participate in the NRL competition, fielding squads made up of players between the ages of 17...
that year.