Len Killeen

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 19th November, 1938
Died
Friday, 28th October, 2011 (Aged 72 years and 343 days)

Awards & Accolades

Lance Todd Trophy
1966

Biography

South African RU winger and goal-kicker extraordinaire shifted from Rugby’s amateur ranks to play for St Helens in 1965. Killeen got a first-hand view of the 1967-68 Kangaroos in England and decided that Australia was the place to play rugby league. Signing with Balmain he established a club record 207 points (9t, 84g, 6fg) during the club's premiership winning season in 1969 - surpassing the great Keith Barnes. Killeen's kicking style - placing the ball upright with an ultra-quick walk-up - was seen to good effect in the Tigers’ shock, 11-2 win over Souths in the infamous 1969 grand final. He saw out his career at Penrith in 1972 before returning to South Africa.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 86 38 285   8 700 46 37 3 53.49% List
Craven Mild Cup 13 7 37   1 97 5 6 2 38.46% List
NRL Finals 3 - 11   - 22 2 1 0 66.67% List
Endeavour Cup 3 2 7   - 20 1 2 0 33.33% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Balmain NSWRFL 1967 11 5 38   1 93 5 5 1 45.45% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1968 18 8 64   - 152 11 7 0 61.11% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1969 22 9 84   6 207 16 6 0 72.73% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1970 17 11 48   1 131 8 8 1 47.06% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1971 10 3 36   - 81 4 6 0 40.00% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1972 8 2 15   - 36 2 5 1 25.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Balmain 1967-71 78 36 270   8 664 44 32 2 56.41% List
Penrith 1972 8 2 15   - 36 2 5 1 25.00% List
Overall1967-1972 86 38 285   8 700 46 37 3 53.49% List

Your Say

  • MALCOLM REID (QLD)
    09/06/2012

    THE MOST IMPRESSIVE GOAL KICKER I HAVE SEEN. ONE STEP FROM HALFWAY BALL UPRIGHT. FEBRUARY 1968 REDFERN OVAL.. I THINK

  • John Stagg
    19/09/2018

    I saw Len Killeens fist match for Balmain at the old Sydney
    Sports Ground,he was standing on the Balmain 25 yard line right next to the sideline.South Sydney kicked off and the ball was caught by Killeen,he calmly kicked a field goal much to the amazement of the South Sydney players their was a hurried conference and the ball was kept well away from Killeen for the rest of the game.
    John Stagg.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann