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Steve Kneen

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
Thursday, 4th June, 1953
Current Age
73 years and 51 days
Place Of Birth
Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Midweek Cup
1979

Biography

Firebrand Cronulla second-row forward, as tough as he was talented, toured with the 1978 Kangaroos. Kneen was a local junior, spending two seasons with Helensburg in the I’warra competition before moving back to establish his career with the Sharks. He played in the 1978 grand final draw and replay against Manly in the second row but after being selected on the Kangaroo Tour made just 6 appearances in England and France. Kneen fell foul of the NSWRL Judiciary in the early 1980s during Jim Comans' campaign to clean up the game and received a twelve-month suspension that effectively ended his career. He attempted a comeback with I’warra in 1986 but suffered a hamstring injury during a trial game and retired.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-6-62-2---6---42-66.67%List
Tour MatchesNew South Wales FirstsNFI-1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) -834875-5---15--45031657.47%List
NRL Finals -7-7----------24128.57%List
Preseason Cup -142162-2---6---410225.00%List
Midweek Cup 18191-1---3--172-77.78%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 112711910-10---30--56546854.62%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Illawarra Firsts1975 -11----------1--100.00%List
NSW Firsts1979 1-1-----------1-0.00%List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
CronullaCronulla19761976 NSWRFL 10-101-1---3---36130.00%List
CronullaCronulla19771977 NSWRFL 17-172-2---6--1125-70.59%List
CronullaCronulla19781978 NSWRFL 23-23----------175173.91%List
CronullaCronulla19791979 NSWRFL 18-182-2---6---107155.56%List
CronullaCronulla19801980 NSWRFL 8-8---------224225.00%List
CronullaCronulla19811981 NSWRFL 516---------142-66.67%List
CronullaCronulla19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup 224----------12125.00%List
IllawarraIllawarra19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup -11----------1--100.00%List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Cronulla1976-82 833865-5---15--44931656.98%List
Illawarra1986 -11----------1--100.00%List

Your Say

  • Brian
    24 Oct 2014 7:49pm

    Steve Kneen was an exceptionally rugged second rower. He played hard and retired before his time (due to significant infringements). Unfortunately his on field aggression prevented the league (defence and ball-playing prowess) possessed to be fully realised (should his longevity in the game allowed). Well done Steve, you left a mark in league history.

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