Ross Conlon

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.

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.

To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the icon.

International
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%
Overall	1984	1	0	4				0	8	1	0	0	100.00%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
New South Wales	1984	3	-	10				-	20	1	2	0	33.33%
NSW City Firsts	1984	1	1	5				-	14	1	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1984	4	1	15				0	34	2	2	0	50.00%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Western Suburbs	NSWRFL 1981	14	5	35				-	85	10	4	0	71.43%
Western Suburbs	NSWRFL 1982	20	7	21				-	63	13	7	0	65.00%
Canterbury	NSWRFL 1983	27	7	82				-	192	18	9	0	66.67%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1984	11	2	38				-	84	9	2	0	81.82%
Balmain	NSWRL 1985	24	4	90				-	196	17	7	0	70.83%
Balmain	NSWRL 1986	27	4	90	/	146	61.64%	-	196	15	12	0	55.56%
Balmain	NSWRL 1987	23	5	88	/	140	62.86%	-	196	13	9	1	56.52%
Balmain	NSWRL 1988	24	2	80	/	116	68.97%	-	168	17	7	0	70.83%
Overall	1981-1988	170	36	524				0	1,180	112	57	1	65.88%
Australian League Matches - 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%
Canterbury	1983-84	38	9	120				-	276	27	11	0	71.05%
Balmain	1985-88	98	15	348				-	756	62	35	1	63.27%
Overall	1981-1988	170	36	524				0	1,180	112	57	1	65.88%
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Western Suburbs	1981-1982	1	-	1				-	2	0	1	0	0.00%
Canterbury	1983	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Balmain	1985-88	10	-	32				-	64	5	5	0	50.00%
Overall	1982-1988	12	0	33				0	66	5	7	0	41.67%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
St Helens	Championship 1985/86	?	6	49				-	122
Overall	1985-1986	?	9	63				0	162	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
St Helens	1985-86	?	9	63				-	162	?	?	?	?
Overall	1985-1986	?	9	63				0	162	?	?	?	?

Last modified: Sun, 12 May 2013 22:10:26 +1000 (Sydney time)