Albert Conlon

Albert Richard Conlon (1880-1956) was an Australian pioneer rugby league footballer from the 1900s.

Albert Conlon
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Richard Conlon
Born14 Jul 1880
Glebe, New South Wales
Died9 July 1956(1956-07-09) (aged 75)
Brisbane, Queensland
Playing information
PositionFive-Eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–10 Glebe 10 2 20 1 48
1912 Wests 9 1 1 0 5
Total 19 3 21 1 53
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–1909 Australia 5 1 0 0 3
1908 N.S.W. 3 1 1 5
Source: Whiticker/Hudson

Former Glebe Rugby Union five-eighth captained the amateur club to the Metropolitan premiership in 1907. Conlon changed to the professional code in 1908 while champion playmakers Chris McKivat and Freddy Woods remained with the Glebe RU in order to play in the inaugural Wallabies Tour at the end of the year.

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