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Geoff Connell

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Tuesday, 2nd October, 1945
Died
Saturday, 16th March, 2013 (Aged 67 years and 165 days)
Place Of Birth
Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Peter Connell

Competitions Won

Test Series
1967 Australia vs New Zealand
Bulimba Cup
1967, 1968, 1969

Biography

Gundagai-born Geoff Connell went to Longreach Queensland as a youngster (where he represented Queensland Under 17s) before his family moved to Sydney. After playing in several junior representative teams with Balmain Connell made his first grade debut in 1966 but returned to Queensland to complete his National Service and played with Brisbane Easts from 1967-69. A mobile five-eighth or back row forward, he represented Queensland in 1967 before being called into Australia's Third Test team against NZ. Connell missed selection with the Kangaroos that year and although he played for Queensland against Great Britain in 1968, he did not play in another Test match. He returned to Balmain in 1970 but was released by the club the following year after suffering a recurring shoulder injury. Snapped up by Canterbury, he was a senior member of the young team that went down to Easts in the 1974 grand final.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Passed away at Liverpool hospital on the 16th of March 2013 after a 6-year battle with dementia.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Queensland FirstsQFI - 6 - 6 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series - 8 - 8 --- -     - - - - - - - 2 5 1 25.00% List
Bulimba Cup 3 8 - 8 --- -     - - - - - - - 6 2 - 75.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 76 14 90 2-2 2     - - - 10 - - - 48 40 2 53.33% List
NRL Finals - 2 3 5 --- -     - - - - - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Preseason Cup - 14 1 15 --- 7     - - - 14 - - - 6 8 1 40.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  104 15 119 3-3 9     - - - 27 - - - 60 55 4 50.42% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1967   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Brisbane Firsts 1967-69   8 - 8 --- -     - - - - - - - 6 2 - 75.00% List
QLD Firsts 1967-69   13 - 13 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 5 7 1 38.46% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
BalmainBalmain 19651965 NSWRFL   1 - 1--- -     - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19661966 NSWRFL   3 2 5--- -     - - - - - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19701970 NSWRFL   14 2 161-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 8 8 - 50.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19711971 NSWRFL   6 - 6--- -     - - - - - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19721972 NSWRFL   18 2 201-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 12 8 - 60.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19731973 NSWRFL   20 - 20--- 2     - - - 4 - - - 11 8 1 55.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19741974 NSWRFL   7 6 13--- -     - - - - - - - 9 4 - 69.23% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19751975 NSWRFL   7 2 9--- -     - - - - - - - 3 5 1 33.33% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Balmain 1965-66, 1970-71   24 4 28 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 13 15 - 46.43% List
Canterbury 1972-75   52 10 62 1-1 2     - - - 7 - - - 35 25 2 56.45% List

Your Say

  • Steve Franklin
    24 Jun 2017 12:23am

    I worked with Geoff at tip top many years ago and also trained trotters at the same time as he did and i must say he was one of the nicest persons i ever met and a good friend also.

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