Paul Morwood (born 2 March 1959) is a former

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er in the

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South Melbourne/Sydney

He started his career with

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(like his younger brothers Tony Morwood and Shane Morwood).

St Kilda

He crossed to St Kilda, debuting in the same match as fellow former Swan

Silvio Foschini Silvio Foschini (born 18 September 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans and St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is best known for taking the VFL to court over its refusal t ...

who had been granted a court ruling in a

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against South Melbourne. Peter Kiel made way for Morwood.

Tony Lockett Anthony Howard Lockett (born 9 March 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Plugger", he played as a full forward, full-forwar ...

also made his debut in the same match. Morwood also won the Saints'

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in 1985.

Later career

After three years with St. Kilda, he moved back to the Swans in 1986 (now based in Sydney) for one year before finishing his career at Collingwood in 1987. He decided to retire at the end of that season due to his outside business interest, which was running a

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External links

Goals kicked by the Morwoods af AFL.com.au

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morwood, Paul Trevor Barker Award winners St Kilda Football Club players Collingwood Football Club players Sydney Swans players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Living people 1959 births 20th-century Australian sportsmen