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https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/morris-brothers-could-part-ways-in-retirement-call-20210412-p57ihf.htmlRoosters star Brett Morris has denied he and twin brother Josh are a package deal and has tossed up the possibility of one brother retiring from the game this year while the other chooses to play on.
The Morris brothers both signed one-year contract extensions at the end of the 2020 season and are off-contract at the end of the year.
Both are in sublime form and have proved a stable rock through the club’s recent injury crisis.
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Turning 35 in August, the Morris brothers now have a decision to make as to whether they will go on for one more year.
Josh said he will wait 6-8 weeks to make a decision to see where he is feeling mid-season, while Brett says he has given it no thought whatsoever.
“We’re not a package deal that’s for sure,” Brett declared.
“We both have very different bodies and different wants and needs out of rugby league.
“I’ve been doing this for a long time now so there’s no need to think about it or talk about it, I suppose if I want to go on with it, that’s an avenue to go down later in the year.”
The Roosters winger has already scored 11 tries across just five games for this year and has played an integral part in the club’s current second ladder position.
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“Being an older guy people always ask you about [retirement]” Morris said. “It helps when you’re winning, as well as when you pull up sweet from games.
“But there’s also other external factors, the kids are getting a lot older now and they’re starting to do a lot more things outside of football that I want to be a part of as well. There are all those other factors that contribute to whether you go around again or not.”
The Morris brothers both signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the 2020 season and are off-contract at the end of the year. CREDIT:GETTY
Josh was hopefully the club would allow them to play on until 36 if they had the desire to play in 2022.
“If we want to continue hopefully the Roosters have it,” Josh said.
“My body feels pretty good at the moment.”
One of the major factors in the Morris brothers being eager to remain in the game is the youngsters coming through.
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The Roosters will come up against the Storm on Friday and it will be the 18-year-old’s biggest test yet. The teenager has pulled on the no. 7 jersey over the past two weeks to replace Luke Keary, who will remain on the sidelines for the rest of the year with an ACL injury.
“It’s funny - someone showed me a thing the other day that said I played against his old boy and now I’m playing with him, so that made me feel really old,” said Brett.
“But those [young] guys, they’re great to have around the club, they’re always wanting to learn. They’re always asking questions,” he said. “We want them to keep building and keep learning.”
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