could be he was thinking Fullerton Smith and Steve Morris who i think played around 86ish. May be wrong

Steve "Slippery" Morris (Dad of Josh and Brett) was brought in by Leeds on a short term deal for the 87/88 season. He played mainly on the wing and was very decent. He came in the same season as Peter Jackson (RIP) and Marty Gurr.

He was no relation to Bob "Useless" Morris who attempted to play the season before.

I really think you're thinking about Steve Morris and Peter Tunks, both of whom were good. It's understandable if you've wiped Bob Morris and Peter Smith from your memory.

I said in that post you quoted I was thinking of Steve Morris. I also think I was thinking of Peter Jackson rather than Smith now I think about it. Peter Tunks was completely different and a class player.

Really don't remember Bob Morris though. Which position did he play? you must be right, must have completely wiped my memory on that one.

Infact the only real game I remember in 86 was the one on my Birthday in March against Warrington, getting hammered, and I think Bishop tearing us apart. That is why it sticks in the memory.

Bob Morris was a short blond hooker and Peter Smith a dark haired prop. Both were really poor, signed by I think Peter Fox and neither of them played more than a dozen games for us, though tvoc can confirm.

Played in the truly magnificent JP trophy semi at Bolton, beating the then untouchable Wigan. Unfortunately that was also the day Lee Crooks did his shoulder spectacularly.
We had a pack of Tunks, Maskill, Crooks, Medley, Powell and Heron. Exceptional first choice forwards.

Good season that. Lots of class players from down under at all clubs. Not too much of the rabble which passes for overseas signings like today's lot!

I recall making the long trip to Whitehaven in the 1st Round of the JPST that season on a Wally Arnold coach. We only just scraped a win up there.

I was probably on the same coach. As good a season as it was the away game at Leigh in sleet and snow was possibly the worst game of rugby league I have ever seen.

I was at that Leigh game (Wallace Arnold). Will always be fond of Leigh fans after a group of old miners took pity on us shivering on the Hilton Park terrace and freely handed round their hipflasks.

A January game at Watersheddings was the worst though, where you practically needed ice-picks and crampons to get to a standing spot. And to think away fans now complain about getting a little bit wet on the Western Terrace.

The only morris I can recall was a small Aussie winger I think he scored in the JP semi- final.
Peter Fox was not a welcome appointment for the vast majority of Leeds fans. He made several poor signings.
I spoke to him years later at a rugby dinner, a decent bloke he said the club at that time did not have much cash for decent signings.
Therefore he tried his best with a limited budget.

Peter Fox was always a good rugby man but completely the wrong fit for Leeds at the time.

Arghhh, my hives are back, mentioning all 3 in one sentence is too much.

You are correct . The main complaint from leeds fans was his style of rugby was always forward orientated.
By and large the Leeds style of play was more biased to open rugby.

Peter Jackson was a class player, centre /standoff and an Aussie international stand off,state of origin player. Tragic suicide brought by child abuse by is junior coach.

Peter Fox was indeed the coach although IIRC when asked what possessed him at a fan's social event he divulged that Morris and Smith were signed without his knowledge. I'll have a look tomorrow for their appearance records with Leeds, although your memory would match mine, I think Smith was cut from the squad and didn't see the season out.