Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Steve Joseph Linnane
- Born
- Friday, 5th March, 1965
- Current Age
- 59 years and 24 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
Known Family Links
- Nephew
- Mark Kheirallah
Biography
Sydney-born halfback played in Dubbo as a junior before being graded by Souths in 1983. Linnane shifted to St George the following year and was the season's top try-scorer in 1985 (16t), the year Saints went down to C’bury in the grand final. The 'Dally M' Rookie of the Year in 1985, Linnane was a tough competitor with a good kicking game but his latter career was overshadowed by a long suspension in 1987 and his sacking from the Dragons as a disciplinary action in 1990. After a season with Newcastle he successfully took over as captain-coach of Kurri Kurri. In 2000 he was coach of Rochdale in England but moved to Halifax in 2001.
- 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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NRL | 118 | 25 | - | 19 | 119 | 58 | 53 | 7 | 49.15% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
National Panasonic Cup | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Tooheys Challenge Cup | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
St George | NSWRL 1984 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
St George | NSWRL 1985 | 26 | 17 | - | 2 | 70 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 73.08% | List | |||
St George | NSWRL 1986 | 22 | 2 | - | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 54.55% | List | |||
St George | NSWRL 1987 | 12 | 2 | - | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
St George | NSWRL 1988 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
St George | NSWRL 1989 | 17 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 47.06% | List | |||
St George | NSWRL 1990 | 21 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.10% | List | |||
Newcastle | NSWRL 1991 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 22.22% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
St George | 1984-90 | 100 | 23 | - | 19 | 111 | 54 | 42 | 4 | 54.00% | List | |||
Newcastle | 1991 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 22.22% | List | |||
Overall | 1984-1991 | 118 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 119 | 58 | 53 | 7 | 49.15% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
Sources:
NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Match Video, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92
Your Say
26/09/2013
Captain/coach of Kurri Kurri winning consecutive Newcastle district rugby league premierships 1993,1994 & 1995
06/04/2014
Kurri kurri legend, three in a row by same captain coach has never happened and probably never will.
24/08/2023
A really tough, durable competitive player with a very good kicking game. Under-rated talented individual who was a joy to watch. St. John's champion at Dubbo and a bulldogs legend at Kurri Kurri. A great bloke as well. All the best Gino, thanks for many great memories.
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