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Gavin Morgan

Essendon

AFL career

6 games0 goals

Debut
R13 1932 v NTH30 July 1932
Most recent
R10 1933 v NTH1 July 1933

Stats

1933
ESS
3
0.0
1932
ESS
3
0.0
League
Season
NTH
WH
R10
0.?
RCH
PR
R9
0.?
GEE
WH
R8
0.?

Profile

Born
17 Nov 1911
Died
29 Dec 1991 (aged 80y 42d)
Birthplace
Geelong, VIC
Height
166 cm
Weight
65 kg

Teams

  • 6 games, 0 goals
    1932–1933

Born in Geelong, Gavin Morgan was a diminutive rover recruited from the local Woodlands Football Club in the Essendon District Football League. Standing at just 166cm and weighing 65kg, he was an incredibly light midfielder who relied on ground-level agility to compete against physically imposing opponents. He managed to break into the senior side for a handful of games across the 1932 and 1933 seasons but struggled to impact the scoreboard or secure a permanent position in the line-up. His brief VFL tenure ended just as the Bombers were beginning their transition into the Dick Reynolds era, and he departed Windy Hill without registering a goal in his six career appearances.