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Ben Condon
Australian rugby league player
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).
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| Full name | Benjamin Condon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 23) 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 9 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
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]
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]
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 | |
- "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.
- "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.
- "Ben Condon - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
