Paul Morwood
Encyclopedia
Paul Morwood is a former Australian rules football
er in the Victorian Football League.
(like his younger brothers Tony Morwood
and Shane Morwood
).
who had been granted a court ruling in a restraint of trade
against South Melbourne. Peter Kiel
made way for Morwood. Tony Lockett
also made his debut in the same match.
Morwood also won the Saints' best and fairest
in 1985.
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne/Sydney
He started his career with South MelbourneSydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
(like his younger brothers Tony Morwood
Tony Morwood
Tony Morwood is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans.He was usually seen in the half forward flank and it was in that position that he was named in the Swan's 'Team of the Century'....
and Shane Morwood
Shane Morwood
Shane Morwood is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL.From Noble Park, Morwood played alongside his brother Paul at South Melbourne, but in 1982 he quit the club, refusing to move to Sydney with the re-location of South Melbourne into the Sydney Swans...
).
St Kilda
He crossed to St Kilda, debuting in the same match as fellow former Swan Silvio FoschiniSilvio Foschini
Silvio Foschini is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League .-Career:...
who had been granted a court ruling in a restraint of trade
Restraint of trade
Restraint of trade is a common law doctrine relating to the enforceability of contractual restrictions on freedom to conduct business. In an old leading case of Mitchell v Reynolds Lord Smith LC said,...
against South Melbourne. Peter Kiel
Peter Kiel
Peter Kiel is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League . He played for St Kilda as a utility. Kiel won the club's best and fairest award in his first year, but never quite recaptured the same form. Later in his career he was given tagging roles.-External...
made way for Morwood. Tony Lockett
Tony Lockett
Anthony Howard "Tony" Lockett is a former Australian rules football player. Lockett is the highest goal scorer in the history of the VFL/AFL with 1,360 goals in a career of 281 games, that commenced in 1983 with the St Kilda Football Club, and finished in 2002 with the Sydney Swans...
also made his debut in the same match.
Morwood also won the Saints' best and fairest
Trevor Barker Award
The Trevor Barker Award is an Australian rules football award for the player voted the St Kilda Football Club Club Champion during the home and away season in the Australian Football League by a voting panel....
in 1985.
Later career
After three years with St. Kilda, he moved back to the Swans in 1986 (now based in Sydney) for one year before finishing his career at Collingwood in 1987. He decided to retire at the end of that season due to his outside business interest, which was running a hotelHotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
.