Jai Bednall @ Messenger Community News wrote:Morris staying positive
WEST Adelaide defender Steven Morris has vowed to return stronger than ever after snapping his anterior cruciate ligament last Saturday.
Morris, 20, who is back in Melbourne with family while waiting to have knee surgery, hopes to return mi-way through next season.
``I’m a pretty motivated person. It’s just a bit of a setback,’’ Morris said.
``I’ll definitely get back on the park by mid-way through next season and the way we’re going that will mean I’ll be getting ready to be part of a finals run.’’
Morris, who joined West from TAC Cup side Western Jets at the start of last season, has been a revelation in the Bloods’ backline in recent months, adding a hard edge to the side.
``I was really disappointed with my first half of the year but the past six games I’ve started to play some good footy,’’ he said.
He plans to come back to SA straight after having surgery, to watch the Bloods’ final minor round clash with Glenelg.
``I might not be able to fly straight away so I might have to talk Dad (Kevin) in to driving me back.
``I want to get back as soon as I can but I have to wait a couple of weeks to have the surgery while the swelling goes down.’’
Bloods coach Andy Collins said Morris’ injury had come at a bad time for his side.
``When we lose our best young talent we probably don’t have the depth to cover that,’’ Collins said.
``It was really sad to lose Stevie Morris after the breakthrough season that he’s having.’’