Saturday, June 26, 2004
Morris wants to play hooker
John Morris is not ready to give up his number nine jersey without a fight, he has told AAP.
"Mark is coming over, but I don't want to give up the number nine. My goal is to play hooker and I'll be doing whatever I can to be the starting hooker."
He told AAP that while he could switch to the halves, it was also an option for Riddell to play backrow.
""Mark has played a fair bit of back row with St George and is doing quite well, so that could be an option," Morris said.
"If (Parramatta coach Brian Smith) wants to play Mark at hooker and me at five-eighth, or me at hooker and him at second row, that's a couple of options we've got.I see his signing as a positive and I think we'll get some good combinations going."
"Mark is coming over, but I don't want to give up the number nine. My goal is to play hooker and I'll be doing whatever I can to be the starting hooker."
He told AAP that while he could switch to the halves, it was also an option for Riddell to play backrow.
""Mark has played a fair bit of back row with St George and is doing quite well, so that could be an option," Morris said.
"If (Parramatta coach Brian Smith) wants to play Mark at hooker and me at five-eighth, or me at hooker and him at second row, that's a couple of options we've got.I see his signing as a positive and I think we'll get some good combinations going."
