Pat Morrissey
University
AFL career
4 games6 goals
- Debut
- R10 1910 v STK2 July 1910
- Most recent
- R18 1910 v MEL3 Sept 1910
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Xavier College, Pat Morrissey was a promising forward who flashed significant potential during a brief cameo with the Students. The son of Victorian politician and MLA John Morrissey, he made an immediate impact in attack, booting six goals in just four appearances during the 1910 season—a strike rate that suggested he could have become a genuine focal point for the amateur side. However, his league career was curtailed by professional obligations rather than a lack of ability; Morrissey relocated to New South Wales shortly after his debut season to oversee his family's extensive pastoral interests in the Hunter Valley. He spent the remainder of his life operating grazing properties near Singleton and Muswellbrook, leaving his VFL tenure as a fleeting but impressive "what if" in University's history.
Profile
- Born
- 06 Oct 1891
- Died
- 25 Jan 1938 (aged 46y 111d)
- Birthplace
- Merrigum, VIC
- Deathplace
- Sydney, NSW
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Xavier College, Pat Morrissey was a promising forward who flashed significant potential during a brief cameo with the Students. The son of Victorian politician and MLA John Morrissey, he made an immediate impact in attack, booting six goals in just four appearances during the 1910 season—a strike rate that suggested he could have become a genuine focal point for the amateur side. However, his league career was curtailed by professional obligations rather than a lack of ability; Morrissey relocated to New South Wales shortly after his debut season to oversee his family's extensive pastoral interests in the Hunter Valley. He spent the remainder of his life operating grazing properties near Singleton and Muswellbrook, leaving his VFL tenure as a fleeting but impressive "what if" in University's history.