Cronulla have a limited backline as it is at the moment, so the attempts of the Sydney Roosters to sign Josh Morris have been most unwelcome.

Morris wants to once again reunite with brother Brett at the Bondi club but faces a tough task to make the move for the 2020 season.

Full back Matt Moylan is dealing with a niggling calf issue and there is no set return date, Josh Dugan doesn't seem likely to appear anytime soon due to a mysterious knee injury and Bronson Xerrin is in a race against the clock to be fit by round one.

Cronulla coach John Morris spoke about the importance of the winger to his plans.

“We’ve got no Moylan, no Xerri, no Dugan, it’s clear that it’s a weakness at the moment as far as available outside backs," he told Fox Sports. "(Josh Morris) is a very important player to our squad.

“The same reasons they want him are the same reasons we don’t want to let him go,” Morris said. "He’s a quality player and we need him.

“We’ve got to find ways to fill that hole and we’re not going to go out and pull someone in from other clubs."

Josh Morris remains hopeful of joining the Roosters this season.

49 COMMENTS

  2. The big problem with hanging on to a player against his will like this is that he is unlikely to bust a gut for a club where he has no future. Unless Cronulla secure buy in from the player (as Melbourne seem to have done with JAC) then the player could quickly become a liability.

    As hard as it might seem, Cronulla would be better off letting him go and blooding some up and coming youngster instead.

  3. I get that Rucky, but Josh doesn’t seem like the type to let this affect his efforts. I think he will still put in each game, if not for the club, but for his team mates.

  4. Josh will join his 36 yo brother at the sombreros after quality players going elsewhere for less to avoid this toxic culture.
    He’s about all they can attract.

  5. I’m imagining King Joffrey wearing a Roosters jersey arms crossed and stomping his foot at the news.

  6. Keep not letting Morris go Sharks.
    Make the Import Nuggets Hierarchy all hold their breaths, until they faint!

  7. I think he Morris will become a Rooster for certain. Cronulla have cap problems and Dugan is signed for big dollars on a two year remaining contract, with no takers. Someone has to go and it will not be Moylan.

  8. Funny how Clown of divvied has nothing to comment on about his tea, 😛😛😛😂😂😂😂😂
    Don’t worry mate the articles will start soon… Penrith in playoff for another wooden spoon

  9. Geez one would think a club like the roosters would have someone to fill the centre position? Maybe it is true that they have no juniors, such a well established club trying to make a player break he’s contract shows just how much faith uncle nick has in the quality of the clubs juniors

  10. Terddy123, Uncle Nick had faith in his junior developedment players with Billy Smith, thats why he was so keen to let “its all about me” Fatrell go on a permanent walkabout. However that knee injury to Bolly has thrown a spanner in the works for 2020.
    So Terddy123, try another angle clown.

  12. Hubcap, Willy Smith is a poached Souths junior from the Kensington club.
    Your the only club that poaches juniors and then tags them as part of the roosters junior development program.
    Billy Smith will always be remembered as Sam Burgess’s bitch 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  13. TwentyOne..
    The other day BigFloppyRedShoesAdamWood stated that the Import Chickens should get some sort of salary cap dispensation . Based on the fact that they made ‘their’ players supposed superstars . Then couldn’t keep them all.
    Even though the ‘theIr’ players he was referring to ,were all players the club had purchased from elsewhere as first graders or juniors.
    That’s almost as much of a joke as his match result tipping.

  14. I don’t need to hide behind any other sign in names , you sad WoodStack. That’s your bag!

  15. Do you think anyone really cares about Juniors?
    Do you think all the great clubs in the world bang on about juniors
    Manchester United
    New York yankees
    Real Madrid
    New England patriots
    LA Lakers

    You guys are living in the past… which is exactly where any of your success was..(many in a comp with 4 teams mind you)…that’s why your new billionaire owners are trying to Buy Everyone
    Your teams are stacked with majority imports

  17. WoodedMole52…
    You must actually care very much about juniors. Or you wouldn’t bother signing in Twice under yet another alias to make comments about it. You have to pretend that you don’t care, as your club is the Import Chickens & they’re continuously buying players from elsewhere. So what else are you going to say?
    My comment above was in response, to what you had brought up ,(As AdamFloppyBigRedShoesWood) regarding how you think your import chickens should get salary cap relief. For using players they’d also previously purchased from elsewhere..
    You deserve ridicule for that suggestion.

  18. Clown of the divide/ 21
    If you were smart enough you would notice that the writing styles are clearly different however you are obviously not that clever👍

    You on the other hand and Twenty one are clearly the same person.
    Stop pretending and man up you sissy

  19. So what if you want to play with your brother? You can’t and most of the time won’t have things go your way. It’s footy and a business. Stay where you are and play.

  20. Souths sombreros current first grade squad loaded with 14 imports
    Not including no names
    Latrell
    Gagai
    Burns
    Graham
    Walker
    Cook
    Burgess
    Sua
    Knight
    Mago
    Allen
    Goodwin
    Tatola
    Roberts

  22. Josh Morris can play with his brother for the Illawarra Cutters in 2021 if it’s that important.

  23. SouthSydneySombrerosHombreros March 3, 2020 at 9:54 am
    “Souths sombreros current first grade squad loaded with 14 imports”
    The remaining 8 in the 30 are grass roots juniors.
    Btw dopey, Roberts is a grass roots junior.
    The cap cheats have 1 junior in their entire 30, the no rep dud Victor Hardley. Dismal.

  24. TheMole52 March 3, 2020 at 5:19 am
    “Do you think anyone really cares about Juniors?”

    Might explain why your demographic between Watsons Bay and Clovelly has been completely overrun by soccer and AFL and now void of any rugby league juniors.
    Might also explain why your club has a pathetic fan and membership base hovering around the bottom of the NRL.
    Your club only exists on the back of poaching the juniors of all the other NRL clubs.
    If grass roots junior clubs ceased to exist where would future NRL players come from?
    You have no idea do you?

  25. WoodedKnollMole52…
    So far you’ve written that I am also just about everyone else who signs in on this site? Most strange.. As you can’t understand how or why others only use one sign in name, unlike yourself.
    Sometimes you say I’m a Penrith nutter , than others like now you have me as a South’s supporter? This actually shows how fair my comments must be to different clubs , players.
    As with your tipping, you have no idea.
    You say the same things, no matter which tool out of the Woodshed, you sign in as. Let’s get another ridiculous written laugh shall we?
    TwentyOne, however is spot on with his commentary about junior players Everyone cares about them, except for you . You’re club can’t poach juniors, if no one else produces them

  26. EOD is Twenty one is Shadow

    Stop pretending and man up you sissy

    Welcome home back to back champs
    🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

  27. Eastofdivide that is 100% fact.
    How else will the cap sombreros exist without poaching the juniors of all the other clubs?
    Maybe slopsMole52, Hubcap and HombreroJalopino can enlighten us all on ZT.

  28. Can you imagine the turmoil at the cap sombreros when the NRL introduces salary cap concessions for clubs listing grass roots juniors in their top 30.
    It’s a magnificent way of most juniors remaining at their club of origin.

  29. TwentyOne March 3, 2020 at 10:45
    Btw dopey, Roberts is a grass roots junior.

    Roberts was born in Kempsey and played junior league for Ballina Seagulls before Souths bought him down.

    Your jealousy is sending you crazy Shadow/ 21/ Clown of the divide

  30. yes i can confirm that we buy players as youngsters, bring them down and then claim them as juniors. Like Roberts.

  32. i am sick of seeing this post. i am so jealous. we want a trophy to put in our empty cabinet

  33. Clubs will not only have a better chance of retaining their elite juniors but will free up funds to attract elite mature players.
    The proposed concession apparently is applied for 4 years and after that the player is no longer eligible.
    That’s when other clubs are better placed to compete.

  34. Don’t worry Souths Sombreros
    This year is your year..
    You should win it … if not that will be another embarrassment in 50 years of embarrassments

    Man up sissy

  35. TwentyOne March 3, 2020 at 10:45
    Btw dopey, Roberts is a grass roots junior.

    Roberts was born in Kempsey and played junior league for Ballina Seagulls before Souths bought him down.
    Ur jealousy is sending you crazy Shadow/ 21/ Clown of the divide

  36. TheMole52
    March 3, 2020 at 12:28 pm
    “TwentyOne March 3, 2020 at 10:45
    Btw dopey, Roberts is a grass roots junior.

    Roberts was born in Kempsey and played junior league for Ballina Seagulls before Souths bought him down”

    So who is the James Roberts listed as a La Perouse junior?🤔🤔🤔🤔

  37. TheMole52
    March 3, 2020 at 12:35 pm
    “Don’t worry Souths Sombreros
    This year is your year”

    Your only saying that because the roosters leg up MRC has been replaced.

  38. Exactly!
    That’s on Souths Sombreros website
    As I said You buy them young, bring them down, set them up with a local club and say they are juniors.

    Now man up and come out.. your jealousy is embarrassing.

  39. You people are so unfair to my World Champion Roosters. It’s a simple fact of life that we wouldn’t need a sombrero if we had juniors. It’s just not our fault.

  40. That would be great. If clubs do get cap concessions for grass roots juniors TwentyOne.
    It would totally change the complexion of the First Grade Competition in the NRL. Though a few clubs would be jumping up & down about allowing that to be brought in. They’d be throwing everything at stopping it. One may even move to the Central Coast , if such a concession was introduced.

  41. Twenty one is Bondi Breen is Clown of the divide is Shadow
    Equals jealous choker with nothing to show for having the best advantage in the league

  42. The Nrl hierarchy just absolutley lo e the Syney Roosters who are currently the “Pride of The League”.

    Not only did the hierarchy travel over to England to watch the Sydney win back to back World Club Champion Trophies. Their pride for Sydney is abundantly high after the Roosters won back to back titles with 11 home self developed players who had their NRL debut from Sydney Roosters in last seasons 2019 Premiership glory and 10 players from their 2018 Premiership Glory Glory to Sydney Roosters magnificent superb masterful.outfit.

  45. TheMole52 March 3, 2020 at 6:22 pm
    Twenty one is Bondi Breen is Clown of the divide is Shadow
    Equals jealous choker with nothing to show for having the best advantage in the league

    Actually BB is too dumb to be the other jealous guy. It sounds like R17, primary school,education.

  47. Farmerfran
    2March 3, 2020 at 7:03 pm

    Ickyowdah!

    Yehoar Farmerfran, Y’all come down yonder footy fans cause I’m a hankerin to woatch those Roosters claim a vict…oray, I declare I’ll pitch a hissy fit against those here rabbits, might could see another big Chook vict..oray……yehoar pilgrim.

  48. AdamOfTheBigRedFloppyShoesWood..
    ‘.The same one brain cell ‘? Don’t you mean to say: ‘ the same brain cell ‘ , or ‘ the one brain cell ‘? You’re so bright, aren’t you?
    Let us know when you’d like some more English grammar lessons . I know you struggle with the basics . You poor little lamb .

  49. Yehoar ClownOfPenriff, Y’all come down yonder footy fans cause I’m a hankerin to woatch those Roosters claim a vict…oray, I declare I’ll pitch a hissy fit against those here panfurs, might could see another big Chook vict..oray……yehoar pilgrim.

    Repair that gramma you nit.wit ClownOfDivide🤡…….. 😂🤣😂🤣😂

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