Morgan Harper

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Morgan Harper
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Personal information
Born (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019–20 Canterbury Bulldogs 20000
2020–23 Manly Sea Eagles 54150060
2024 Parramatta Eels 840016
2025– New Zealand Warriors 00000
Total64190076
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 Junior Kiwis 10000
2019 NSW Residents 10102
2022–23 Māori All Stars 20000
Source: [1]
As of 25 May 2024

Morgan Harper (born 28 August 1998) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.

Contents

He previously played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, and Parramatta Eels.

Background

Harper was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. Harper is of Māori (Ngāti Maniapoto mother and Ngāti Tūwharetoa father) and Irish descent. [2] [3]

He played his junior rugby league for the Ngaruawahia Panthers in the Waikato Rugby League. [4]

Career

Harper made his NRL debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against the Brisbane Broncos in round 25 of the 2019 NRL season. [5] In round 17 of the 2020 NRL season, Harper scored two tries for Manly-Warringah in a 34–32 defeat against the Wests Tigers at Brookvale Oval. [6] In round 19 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored a hat-trick for Manly in their 44–24 victory over the Wests Tigers. [7] Harper played a total of 18 games for Manly in the 2022 NRL season scoring four tries as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals. [8]

2023

Harper was limited to only nine appearances for Manly in the 2023 NRL season as the club missed the finals. On 16 October 2023, Harper signed a one-year deal to join Parramatta starting in 2024. [9]

2024

In round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Harper made his club debut for Parramatta and scored a try as they defeated arch-rivals Canterbury 26-8. [10] Following a couple of indifferent performances to start the 2024 season, Harper was demoted to reserve grade by Parramatta head coach Brad Arthur. [11]

Harper made only eight appearances for Parramatta in the 2024 season as the club finished 15th on the table. [12] On 11 September 2024, it was announced that Harper would be departing the Parramatta club after not being offered a new contract. [13] On 17 November, it was announced that Harper signed with NSW Cup side North Sydney Bears for the 2025 season. [14]

2025

On 25 February, North Sydney announced that Harper would depart the club and sign with the New Zealand Warriors for the 2025 season. [15]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesTriesPts
2019 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 100
2020100
2020 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 4312
202123832
202218416
2023900
2024 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 8416
Totals641976

References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ Cousins, Wayne (9 February 2022). "Morgan Harper honoured to represent Maori All Stars". SeaEagles.com.au.
  3. ↑ Clarke, George (20 April 2022). "Keary to consider Ireland's call". Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser.
  4. ↑ Proszenko, Adrian (16 September 2021). "How family and footy have combined for Manly Sea Eagles centre Morgan Harper". Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ↑ "Round 25 team lists". NRL.com. 3 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "David Nofoaluma 'definitely' deserves NSW Blues selection says Maguire following Manly miracle". www.sportingnews.com.
  7. ↑ "Penrith beat Brisbane 18-12, South Sydney thrash Warriors 60-22, Manly outclass Tigers 44-24". www.abc.net.au.
  8. ↑ "NRL 2022: Manly Sea Eagles season review". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Morgan Harper joins Eels". www.parraeels.com.au.
  10. ↑ "Dogs' Foxx fear compounds rough night; Eels may have finally solved big issue: What we learned". www.foxsports.com.au.
  11. ↑ "NRL Round 5 Team Lists 2024". www.nrl.com.
  12. ↑ "The Mole's end of season review: What went wrong at the Parramatta Eels?". www.nine.com.au.
  13. ↑ "Eels farewell departing players". www.parraeels.com.au.
  14. ↑ Pryde, Scott (17 November 2024). "Former Junior Kiwi lands new home for 2025". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  15. ↑ Chalk, Ethan Lee (25 February 2025). "Morgan Harper signs with NRL team for 2025". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 25 February 2025.


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