Season in short

13 disposals at 85% to go along with five marks per game, Dale Morris was a stalwart down back in 2016 as he has been his entire career.

Once again he would be called upon to battle players both tall and small, and once again he would deliver. 

In round seven he stood Eddie Betts (173cm), Jack Riewoldt in round 16 (195cm) and in round 17 it was Gold Coast’s Peter Wright (203cm).

While forever the steady hand, playing through serious injury, Morris’ finals series was something special.

His lunging tackle on Sydney’s Lance Franklin in the final quarter of the grand final will go down in footy folklore.

The stat that mattered

His 159 intercept possessions were the most at the Club

What they said

“This year has been a challenging year for the Club.  You look at all the injuries that we’ve had throughout the year and the challenges we’ve faced, so to get to where we got to is just a phenomenal effort. 

“I think we played 39 players for the season or something, so we’ve had to work hard and everyone involved has contributed and done their bit.”