Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Stanley Colin Geelan
- Born
- Friday, 11th March, 1927
- Died
- Saturday, 11th May, 1996 (Aged 69 years and 62 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Son
- Allen Geelan
Biography
Newtown junior spent the 1949 season with Gunnedah before returning to the club a more mature player. The centre/pivot represented NSW against Great Britain in 1950 and made his Test debut against France as a centre in the Second Test in Brisbane the following year. In 1952, following an injury to Frank Stanmore, Geelan was called on to play five-eighth in all three Tests against NZ. Despite crossing for three tries in the Second Test, Australia lost the match 49-25 and ultimately the Trans Tasman series. Geelan earned his place on the 1952-53 Kangaroo tour and played in four Tests against Great Britain and France (as well as 16 other matches). In 1954 he captain-coached Newtown to the minor premiership but missed the grand final through injury. In 1955 he captain-coached Rockhampton before spending two seasons with C’bury in a similar role.
- 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 Premiership (NRL) | 107 | 34 | - | - | 102 | 46 | 54 | 7 | 42.99% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 24 | 13 | - | - | 39 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 8 | 4 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Country Carnival | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1951-53 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Probables (AU) | 1950 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1950, 1952-54 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Possibles (AU) | 1951-52 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1951 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1952-54 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Kangaroos | 1953 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1950-1954 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1948 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1950 | 19 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 57.89% | List | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1951 | 16 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 31.25% | List | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1952 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1953 | 17 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 52.94% | List | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1954 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 72.73% | List | |||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1956 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1957 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 21.43% | List | |||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Newtown | 1948, 1950-54 | 75 | 32 | - | - | 96 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 49.33% | List | |||
| Canterbury | 1956-57 | 32 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 28.13% | List | |||
| Overall | 1948-1957 | 107 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 46 | 54 | 7 | 42.99% | List | |||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Gary Neale, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Your Say
26/10/2018
Col Geelan played and coached in Macksville n.s.w. In 1957/58.
03/04/2020
He pass away at Royal North Shore Hospital, not at home
12/01/2023
I coached junor rugby leaque & cricket in the 80s Col convinced me to get a referee & coaching certificate for both codes which I did.great mate
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