Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 29th March, 1959
- Current Age
- 65 years and 42 days
Biography
Powerhouse goal-kicker, originally from Murwillumbah, was spotted playing for Mount St Marys in the University Cup competition (alongside Des Hasler) by Wests coach Roy Masters in 1980. Conlon's two years with the Magpies saw him gain a reputation as a strong, robust centre but more notably for his around-the-corner kicking style which gave him great accuracy and distance. Signing with Canterbury in 1983, his season ended when he dislocated his hip in the semi-final against P’matta. The following year, he was selected for NSW and then chosen on the wing for the First Test against Great Britain. Conlon kicked four goals in his only Test appearance but was keeping an injured Eric Grothe's Test spot warm and was dropped for the remainder of the series. The season finished unhappily when he failed to make Warren Ryan's grand final line-up and he left for Balmain at the end of the year. One of the most consistent point-scorers in the competition during the mid-1980s, Conlon played for St Helens in the 1985-86 off-season. In 1987 he was the season's leading point-scorer with 184pts (5t, 82g) but when Warren Ryan came to coach Balmain in 1988, Conlon's days were numbered after a poor defensive game in the 1988 grand final loss to his former club, Canterbury. Conlon left the club at year’s end to take up a captain-coach role on the NSW North Coast.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 171 | 36 | 524 | - | 1180 | 113 | 57 | 1 | 66.08% | List | ||||
National Panasonic Cup | 16 | 3 | 63 | - | 137 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81.25% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | 12 | - | 33 | - | 66 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.67% | List | ||||
City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 3 | - | 10 | - | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
Test Series | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 1 | - | 4 | - | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 1 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
English Championship | 12 | 6 | 49 | - | 122 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 33.33% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | St Helens | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Regal Trophy | 3 | 3 | 14 | - | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1984 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW | 1984 | 3 | - | 10 | - | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
NSW City Firsts | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1984 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
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NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1981 | 14 | 5 | 35 | - | 85 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1982 | 20 | 7 | 21 | - | 63 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 65.00% | List | |||
Canterbury | NSWRFL 1983 | 27 | 7 | 82 | - | 192 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Canterbury | NSWRL 1984 | 12 | 2 | 38 | - | 84 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
Balmain | NSWRL 1985 | 24 | 4 | 90 | - | 196 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 70.83% | List | |||
Balmain | NSWRL 1986 | 27 | 4 | 90 | / | 147 | 61.22% | - | 196 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 55.56% | List |
Balmain | NSWRL 1987 | 23 | 5 | 88 | / | 140 | 62.86% | - | 196 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 56.52% | List |
Balmain | NSWRL 1988 | 24 | 2 | 80 | / | 116 | 68.97% | - | 168 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 70.83% | List |
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Western Suburbs | 1981-82 | 34 | 12 | 56 | - | 148 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 67.65% | List | |||
Canterbury | 1983-84 | 39 | 9 | 120 | - | 276 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 71.79% | List | |||
Balmain | 1985-88 | 98 | 15 | 348 | - | 756 | 62 | 35 | 1 | 63.27% | List | |||
Overall | 1981-1988 | 171 | 36 | 524 | 0 | 1,180 | 113 | 57 | 1 | 66.08% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
St Helens | 1985/86 | 15 | 9 | 63 | - | 162 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 40.00% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
St Helens | 1985 | 15 | 9 | 63 | - | 162 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 40.00% | List |
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Greg Stroud, Steven Russo, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Bill Bates
Sources:
NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1986-87
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