He was subsequently traded to the Sydney Swans on 17 October 2011 for draft pick #79.
Despite kicking bags of goals on a regular basis, Morton was denied his debut in the seniors side until very late in the season.
Halfway through the year he was told that in order to have any chance of winning a spot in the seniors side he had to improve specific parts of his game that had nothing to do with his goal kicking.
Having improved sufficiently in those areas along with an injury to Ben McGlynn, Morton was able to secure a spot in the Sydney side for the finals.
[2] Towards the end of the 2013 AFL season, Morton announced his retirement, to pursue a career in the corporate sector.