Ben Condon
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| Full name | Benjamin Condon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 2000 Roma, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 11 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben Condon (born 13 July 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL.
He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
Background
[edit]Born in Roma, Queensland, Condon played his junior rugby league for the Wallumbilla-Surat Red Bulls.[2]
He attended Rockhampton Grammar School before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys in 2017.[3][4]
Playing career
[edit]Early career
[edit]In 2016, Condon played for the Central Queensland Capras Cyril Connell Cup team before moving up to their Mal Meninga Cup team in 2017.[5][6] In 2018, Condon moved to Townsville, Queensland and joined the Townsville Blackhawks. After starting the year with the Mal Meninga Cup side, he later progressed to their Hastings Deering Colts team, scoring a try in their Grand Final loss to the Norths Devils.[7]
In 2019, he spent the season with the Blackhawks' under-20 side and represented the Queensland under-20 team.[8] On 24 September 2019, Condon signed a development contract with the North Queensland Cowboys, joining their NRL squad.[9]
2020
[edit]In 2020, Condon started the season playing for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup.[10] However the Queensland Cup competition was cancelled after just one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Condon made his made his NRL debut for North Queensland in Round 19 of the 2020 NRL season, against Penrith.[11]
2021 & 2022
[edit]Condon made 11 appearances for North Queensland in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table.
2023
[edit]On 19 October 2022, Condon signed a three-year deal to join Manly-Warringah starting in 2023.[12] Condon was limited to just four games with Manly in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table and missed the finals.[13]
2024
[edit]On 11 October 2024 it was announced that Condon had signed a 2-year deal for the Leigh Leopards in the Super League[14] On 15 December it was announced that the deal fell through because Condon failed his medical.[15]
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to the end of round 23 2023[16]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | North Queensland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 | |
| 2023 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 17 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 20 | |
References
[edit]- ^ RLP
- ^ "Roma native ready to represent his state". Dalby Herald. 6 June 2018.
- ^ "NQ Cowboys' Ben Condon ready for Intrust Super Cup debut". Cairns Post. 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Young aspiring rugby league players encouraged to have long term career plans". ABC. 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Capras, Easts aim for final round win". QRL. 13 April 2016.
- ^ "CQ Capras Mal Meninga U18's Round 1 Squad Announced". CQ Capras. 4 March 2017.
- ^ "U20s Grand Final v Norths Devils". Townsville Blackhawks. 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Seven Cowboys in Queensland u20s squad". NQ Cowboys. 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Cowboys promote five young guns to NRL squad for 2020". NQ Cowboys. 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Cowboy Condon is ready for his next chance". QRL. 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys team list: Round 19 v Penrith". NQ Cowboys. 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Manly sign Cowboys wantaway; Dragons release Burgess in big shake-up: Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "The $800k call Seibold must make as Turbo hits NRL crossroads: Sea Eagles Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Leigh sign Australian back rower Condon for 2025". BBC Sport. 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Leigh Leopards confirm reason behind collapse of overseas star's move ahead of 2025". Love Rugby League. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Ben Condon - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
External links
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Australian people of South African descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Blacktown Workers players
- Leigh Leopards players
- Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players
- North Queensland Cowboys players
- Northern Pride RLFC players
- People educated at Rockhampton Grammar School
- People from Roma, Queensland
- Rugby league players from Queensland
- Rugby league second-rows
- Sportspeople of South African descent