Morgan Harper

Personal information
Born	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 25) Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019–20 Canterbury Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 0 2020–23 Manly Sea Eagles 54 15 0 0 60 2024– Parramatta Eels 0 0 0 0 0 Total 56 15 0 0 60 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Junior Kiwis 1 0 0 0 0 2019 NSW Residents 1 0 1 0 2 2022– Māori All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 11 January 2024

Morgan Harper is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.

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] 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]

Statistics

Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2019	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1	0	0
2020		1	0	0
2020	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	4	3	12
2021		23	8	32
2022		18	4	16
2023		11	0	0
2024	Parramatta Eels	0	0	0
	Totals	56	15	60