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 Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup
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] 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
Condon made 11 appearances for North Queensland in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table.
2023
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
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]
2025
On 13 January, it was announced that Condon had signed on to play with the Central Queensland Capras in the QLD cup.[16]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[17]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 2020 |  North Queensland Cowboys
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1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 | |
| 2023 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
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4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 17 | 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Chalk, Ethan Lee (14 January 2025). "Ex-Manly forward links up with new team for 2025". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Ben Condon - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.