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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 | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Condon (born 13 July 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
Background
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
Early career
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
In 2020, Condon started the season playing for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup.[10]
In Round 19 of the 2020 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for North Queensland against Penrith.[11]
2021 & 2022
Condon made 11 appearances for North Queensland in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table. On 19 October, Condon signed a three-year deal to join Manly-Warringah starting in 2023.[12]
2023
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]
Statistics
NRL
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 23 2023[14]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |  North Queensland |
1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| 2022 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Career totals | 15 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 20 | |
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Ben Condon - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
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