It's official - the Cronulla Sharks have released Josh Morris from the final year of his contract.

It will allow the 33-year old to join the Sydney Roosters, with his release coming after the Sharks' round two clash with the Storm.

Cronulla released the following statement on the club website.

"The Sharks can confirm they have granted Josh Morris’s request for a release from the final year of his contract to join the Sydney Roosters," the statement read.

"The 33-year-old will be released following the Sharks round two match against the Melbourne Storm.

"After much internal discussion and following lengthy negotiations with the Sydney Roosters, the release request has been granted ultimately due to circumstances surrounding the Sharks salary cap, a situation which has been impacted by previous infringements.

"Prior to coming to the decision to release Morris, the Sharks explored a myriad of options to ensure they remained salary cap compliant, with the NRL’s suspended $500,000 fine from past breaches the determining factor in the decision.

"Sharks coach John Morris reiterated his desire to keep Josh Morris at the Cronulla club, as communicated in previous media statements, however he is understanding of the Club’s position and has agreed to the release request.

"Coach Morris, while disappointed to see a player of Josh Morris’s experience leave the Club, was confident in the ability in his outside backs, with exciting young players in Bronson Xerri, Jesse Ramien and Ronaldo Mulitalo amongst those set to cover for the loss.

"In the release conditions the Sharks will be paid a transfer fee.

"The club will also consider their options in regard to pursuing Roosters top-30 player Poasa Faamausili having been given permission to negotiate by the Sydney Roosters."

1 COMMENT

  1. So now the Nuggets will go out & search for some more centres. The same as last year other the halves.

  4. Great to see 37 yo Joshy finally able to join his twin and end the whinging between the 2 as a consolation for going all out and failing to lure Bronson Xerri.
    I hear a life membership was thrown in to seal the deal.
    The sombreros were hoping to replace superstar Lattrell with another potential star in the making in Xerri but have had to settle on a downward sliding ‘has been’ in a desperation after losing the champion Latrell Mitchell who was desperate to come home to the Rabbitohs.
    Welcome home Latts.

  6. Fantastic, Josh Morris is the missing link that now makes the BacktoBack Premiers/World CLUB Champions….
    Bullet Proof. Three in a row now !!!

  7. Soufths got the mentally.ill walkabout.kid.
    While Sydney Roosters got the Twin Man. Suck it up TwentyBumm.

  8. Soufths got the dropped NSW centre.
    Sydney Roosters got the NSW promoted centre.
    🤣😂🤣😂🤣
    💪🐓👍🏆🏆🏆

  9. Great news, stiffened up the middle with Gus moving over.
    I see Souffs have picked AJ on the bench to cover the 12 year old sook, LM, when he gets found out as a lazy centre playing out of position. Can’t wait to see the panic when he goes missing, and he will..

  11. Stop whinging about your salary cap penalties, you did the crime and got let off lightly so s.uc.k it up you sharkies

  12. Adamhoward March 11, 2020 at 12:01 pm
    Soufths got the dropped NSW centre.
    Sydney Roosters got the NSW promoted centre.
    🤣😂🤣😂🤣
    💪🐓👍🏆🏆🏆

    Interesting point AH… your always very insightful

  13. Yes, Souths got 22yo Latrell and the cap sombreros got 37yo twin Morris.
    Who got the better deal?
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  14. chookstool,
    March 11, 2020 at 12:32 pm
    “Great news, stiffened up the middle……..”

    TheMole52’s famous words to Brennsy.

  16. Love the hate boys. Every time you guys go on your jealous rants I get all warm and fuzzy inside!!!
    The Morris bros are going to be great this year. Will be consistent and focused in both defence and attack, and will literally be playing each game like its their last. That’s who I want in the trenches with me during the finals at the end of the year.
    Great humans and will fit our culture like a glove. If Keary stays fit it will now be our title to lose. Watch our Bondi Wall do its thing.

  17. South Sydney Sombreros need to win this year otherwise you know what……
    Another failure in 100 yrs of failures
    Obviously apart from the 20 Nsw cup victories in a 4 comp premiership that no body on this forum remembers bahahahahahahah

    Welcome home Back to back champions
    You cannot understand how much joy you have brought us over the last 10 years
    🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
    🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉
    🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

  18. Right on Uncle Nick
    If they stay healthy they will be awesome
    Can’t wait to match them against the Souths Sombreros Stain

    Enjoy the moment uncle Nick

  19. It’s only a matter of time until one or both of your import ‘bros’ break down. Just as they have done before. Many times in the last few years.
    ‘your’ always very insightful.
    It doesn’t get any better AdamOfDimWood. No matter if you’re AdamOfDimWood , TheT.r.o.l.l.52, Nicky’sWallet. Or any of the others.
    ‘That’s who I want in the trenches with me during the finals at the end of the year’.
    Sure thing! You’ll be playing ‘left right out’.
    Remember to take a break during play . To fit in some punctuation.

  21. TwentyOne March 11, 2020 at 7:46 pm
    “With Xerri and Ramen at the Sharks no room for dud Morris so over to the scrapheap.”

    Imagine calling the first ever back to back premiers under the cap a ‘scrapheap’. Do you seriously expect people to respect your opinions on this site? Obviously the Roosters don’t view him as a long term option. This story is a happy one with two twins being able to play out their final season together at a club their father played for. There is literally nothing negative about this, but you’re so preoccupied by your hatred for your successful neighbours that you try to make it negative. Nice one.

    Oh – and before you try to tell me you’ve won more regional sydney premierships than us, we’ve won 6 in the time its taken you to win onem so don’t talk to me about success.

  22. ….he’s just jealous Sydneyroosta….cos his cesspool of a club keeps CHOKING

  23. The NRL permitted the sombreros to back end their contracts and this plus the upgrades have caught up.
    Hearing Cordstring to be retired on medical grounds for cap exemption.
    D Fifita will be playing for the them this year 100%.

  24. What’s that twattyone?…” Daniel Fifita will be playing for us”???….wow that’s a bit of an about-face to what you were dribbling on about 2 months ago …..”latrell’s coming to soufs, JACs coming to soufs, fifita’s coming to soufs”……oh that’s right, Fifita point blank turned down your skid mark of a club after your mob sent thick head burgess to grovel to him😂🤣…..I guess Fifita knows he wouldn’t fit in with all the other bad attitude players, with massive chips on their shoulders, playing for the vermin.
    I give Latrell Mitchell 2 months before he goes walkabout on your mob.

  25. GNR…..Fatrell lost his passion for the game whilst winning two premierships. One doesn’t need to think to hard that Fatrell with a weak team will certainly lose his love for footyby mid season. He will need walk about time to clear his melon.

  26. ‘One doesn’t need to think to hard that Fatrell with a weak team will certainly lose his love for footyby mid season’.
    Oh my goodness!
    You should think harder about the scribble you post AdamOfDimWood. Before posting it. I guess that’s the best you can do? Think to hard that & footyby.. 😂