Adrian Morley is here to stay - Rugby League
Adrian Morley’s exceptional skills in the world of rugby speaks a lot about his real potential for the game. His elaborate profile is studded with years of experience, which is the biggest plus-point for his selection to any team.
His professional rugby league career took off in 1994 with Leeds Rhinos and he stayed with the franchise until 2000, with a total of 25 Tries and 100 points to his credit for the team. The highlight of his stay at the club is the Challenge Cup in 1999.
He joined in with Sydney Roosters back in 2001 and a year later had the honour of winning National Rugby League (NRL) Premiership 2002. With Roosters, Morley bagged a total of 28 points along with 7 Tries until 2006.
The player also spent a year at Bradford Bulls and won Super League X Championship before he moved to Warrington Wolves, where he won the Challenge Cup in 2009 and 2010.
Recently, the English rugby league player was seen missing out on the major encounters played by his franchise because of a serious head injury he sustained against St. Helens on June 24.
This was worrisome for the skipper’s franchise because in his absence, Wolves had to make many readjustments.
This situation, when coupled with other injury-prone misses, came down pretty heavily on Wolves and led to some major reshuffles within the squad ahead of the Super League clashes, during the initial weeks of September.
Wolves coach, Tony Smith, mentioned that it needed to be realised that the best players in rugby will not always be part of the game, which he branded as the real test of teams.
The real worth of a team is to be gauged, it lies within the teams ability to readily adapt to changes of any sort. Changes, for that matter, may take on any form. It may be a change in a coach , missing out on key players or making new inductions to the
squad.
If a team passes through tough scenarios of the likes mentioned above, the true strength of the team shall surface. Not only that but this way the team is meant to stay prepared for the worst scenarios too.
Morley’s head injury had led him to an eye surgery, which kept him off-field when Wolves bagged the League Leaders’ shield but was expected to make his return to the Super League play-offs.
Otherwise, the player was not expected to make his comeback sooner, until the doctors said to the player will undergo a minor operation to fix his vision.
Wolves coach speaks highly of the player’s potential and appreciated the way, he guided his franchise to snatch away the top spot from Wigans, with their massive 39-12 win. This was the first time since 1995 the club saw itself booking the top spot within
the League ladder.
Every team has a few key players, without whom the game is never complete, which in Wolves case stands true for Morley. He spent his last ten weeks still wondering about his on-field return. Fortunately, the player has gone through a speedy recovery and
the world of rugby will see the Wolf lead his pack to the Grand Final show down.
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