Mark Carroll

Penrith junior, a member of the club's 1987 reserve grade premiers, found immediate success with Souths in 1990. A surprise choice as a reserve for the one-off Test against France at Parkes (having not played State of Origin) he then won a place on the 1990 Kangaroo Tour. Carroll made only six appearances on tour but was consistently one of Souths' best players in the early 1990s. He moved to Manly in 1994, where his skill as a tough, attacking forward continued to improve, but despite being a shadow player for NSW and the Australian Test team, he failed to make a second Kangaroo Tour at the end of the year. Carroll’s international career gained a boost with the Super League split in 1995 when he won a belated NSW jersey. Despite being suspended for a tackle on David Furner and missing the State of Origin match in Melbourne, he was selected for Australia to play against NZ. A member of Australia’s victorious World Cup team in 1995, his appearances against NZ, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Rest of the World teams over the next two years boosted his Test total to 12 matches. While Carroll obviously enjoyed playing in a stronger pack at Manly, three consecutive grand final appearances (1995-97) garnered just the one premiership success, in 1996. At the end of 1997 he left Manly to play for the London Broncos but the move was not a success and he cited homesickness as the reason for his return. Carroll joined Souths in 1999 and was an important part of the club’s early season resurgence. Recalled to rep football in the Second State of Origin match, he was knocked out in the series decider after a controversial tackle by Jason Smith. Forced to retire at season’s end because of chronic knee injury, Carroll became a committed supporter of Souths’ reinstatement into the NRL. He has since gained some notoriety as the international bodyguard of actor Russell Crowe.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1990, 1995-96	11	-	-				-	-	10	1	0	90.91%
Overall	1990-1996	11	0	0				0	-	10	1	0	90.91%
International Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1990-1997	1	-	-				-	-	1	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1997	1	0	0				0	-	1	0	0	100.00%
World Cup Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1990, 1995	6	-	-				-	-	5	1	0	83.33%
Overall	1990-1995	6	0	0				0	-	5	1	0	83.33%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
NSW City	1994-97	4	-	-				-	-	1	3	0	25.00%
New South Wales	1995, 1997, 1999	7	-	-				-	-	3	3	1	42.86%
Overall	1994-1999	11	0	0				0	-	4	6	1	36.36%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Penrith	NSWRL 1987	5	-	-				-	-	1	4	0	20.00%
Penrith	NSWRL 1989	8	-	-				-	-	5	3	0	62.50%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1990	19	2	-				-	8	2	17	0	10.53%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1991	17	1	-				-	4	5	12	0	29.41%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1992	21	3	-				-	12	7	14	0	33.33%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1993	12	-	-				1	1	4	8	0	33.33%
Manly Warringah	NSWRL 1994	21	2	-				-	8	14	6	1	66.67%
Manly Warringah	ARL 1995	20	-	-				-	-	19	1	0	95.00%
Manly Warringah	ARL 1996	23	3	-				-	12	20	3	0	86.96%
Manly Warringah	ARL 1997	24	-	-				-	-	16	6	2	66.67%
South Sydney	NRL 1999	15	-	-				-	-	8	7	0	53.33%
Overall	1987-1999	185	11	0				1	45	101	81	3	54.59%
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Penrith	1987, 1989	13	-	-				-	-	6	7	0	46.15%
South Sydney	1990-93, 1999	84	6	-				1	25	26	58	0	30.95%
Manly Warringah	1994-97	88	5	-				-	20	69	16	3	78.41%
Overall	1987-1999	185	11	0				1	45	101	81	3	54.59%
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Penrith	1987-1989	2	-	-				-	-	0	2	0	0.00%
Manly Warringah	1994-97	10	-	-				-	-	7	3	0	70.00%
Overall	1989-1997	12	0	0				0	-	7	5	0	58.33%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
London	Challenge Cup 1998	4	-	-				-	-	3	1	0	75.00%
London	Super League III 1998	18	1	-				-	4	8	10	0	44.44%
Overall	1998	22	1	0				0	4	11	11	0	50.00%
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
London	1998	22	1	-				-	4	11	11	0	50.00%
Overall	1998	22	1	0				0	4	11	11	0	50.00%

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