Bob Lindner

Hard-running forward was a regular in the Australian Test team for the better part of a decade without being able to find stability with one club. Lindner played lock with Brisbane Souths (1983-84) and Wynnum-Manly (1985-86) before representing Australia on the 1986 Kangaroo Tour. He played in all six Tests (Papua New Guinea, Great Britain and France) but stays at P’matta (as a much-touted replacement for Ray Price) and the G’Coast were short-lived. Representative honours continued, however, and following a stint with Castleford in England he played against NZ in 1987 and Great Britain in 1988. A broken leg in a State of Origin match in 1989 ruled him out of the NZ tour but after joining a young Wests club in 1990 he was later named player of the 1990 Kangaroo Tour of England and France. Lindner suffered another broken leg injury in 1991 but made a great recovery before breaking the leg again while playing for Australia against NZ. 1992 saw him taking on the visiting Great Britain side, pushing his Test tally to 19 matches, before playing in the World Cup final. Wests' salary cap problems saw him join his fourth premiership club, I’warra, in 1993 but after playing for Australia (against NZ) and Queensland (an emotional try-scoring performance in the Maroons' 24-12 win), he announced his intention to leave Australia to play with Oldham. Lindner took over as captain-coach of the English following the departure of Peter Tunks and successfully averted the team’s relegation to Second Division. He then linked with the short-lived South Queensland Crushers where he was originally recruited as a player but retired in order to replace Bill Gardner as club coach in 1995-96. Lindner stood down as coach in 1997, which was also the Crushers’ final year in the ARL premiership.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1986-88, 1990-93	24	6	-				-	24	18	5	1	75.00%
Overall	1986-1993	24	6	0				0	24	18	5	1	75.00%
World Cup Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1986, 1988, 1990, 1992	9	2	-				-	8	8	1	0	88.89%
Overall	1986-1992	9	2	0				0	8	8	1	0	88.89%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Queensland	1984-93	25	7	-				-	28	13	12	0	52.00%
Overall	1984-1993	25	7	0				0	28	13	12	0	52.00%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Parramatta	NSWRL 1987	13	6	-				-	24	6	7	0	46.15%
Parramatta	NSWRL 1988	15	4	-				-	16	5	10	0	33.33%
Gold Coast	NSWRL 1989	10	-	-				-	-	2	7	1	20.00%
Western Suburbs	NSWRL 1990	16	5	-				-	20	5	10	1	31.25%
Western Suburbs	NSWRL 1991	6	-	-				-	-	3	3	0	50.00%
Western Suburbs	NSWRL 1992	17	3	-				-	12	9	7	1	52.94%
Illawarra	NSWRL 1993	20	4	-				-	16	12	8	0	60.00%
Overall	1987-1993	97	22	0				0	88	42	52	3	43.30%
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Parramatta	1987-88	28	10	-				-	40	11	17	0	39.29%
Gold Coast	1989	10	-	-				-	-	2	7	1	20.00%
Western Suburbs	1990-92	39	8	-				-	32	17	20	2	43.59%
Illawarra	1993	20	4	-				-	16	12	8	0	60.00%
Overall	1987-1993	97	22	0				0	88	42	52	3	43.30%
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Western Suburbs	1990-1992	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Overall	1992	1	0	0				0		0	1	0	0.00%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Castleford	Championship 1986/87	?	4	-				-	16
Castleford	Championship 1987/88	?	-	-				-	-
Oldham	Championship 1993/94	?	10	-				-	40
Overall	1986-1994	?	19	0				0	76	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Castleford	1986-88	?	9	-				-	36	?	?	?	?
Oldham	1993-94	?	10	-				-	40	?	?	?	?
Overall	1986-1994	?	19	0				0	76	?	?	?	?

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