Ben Condon

Ben Condon

Personal information
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)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2020–22 North Qld Cowboys 12 4 0 0 16 2023– Manly Sea Eagles 4 1 0 0 4 Total 16 5 0 0 20
Source: [1] As of 9 June 2023

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

1. RLP
2. "Roma native ready to represent his state". Dalby Herald. 6 June 2018.
3. "NQ Cowboys' Ben Condon ready for Intrust Super Cup debut". Cairns Post. 15 March 2020.
4. "Young aspiring rugby league players encouraged to have long term career plans". ABC. 26 May 2017.
5. "Capras, Easts aim for final round win". QRL. 13 April 2016.
6. "CQ Capras Mal Meninga U18's Round 1 Squad Announced". CQ Capras. 4 March 2017.
7. "U20s Grand Final v Norths Devils". Townsville Blackhawks. 27 September 2018.
8. "Seven Cowboys in Queensland u20s squad". NQ Cowboys. 9 July 2019.
9. "Cowboys promote five young guns to NRL squad for 2020". NQ Cowboys. 24 September 2019.
10. "Cowboy Condon is ready for his next chance". QRL. 7 August 2020.
11. "Cowboys team list: Round 19 v Penrith". NQ Cowboys. 15 September 2020.
12. "Manly sign Cowboys wantaway; Dragons release Burgess in big shake-up: Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au.
13. "The $800k call Seibold must make as Turbo hits NRL crossroads: Sea Eagles Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
14. "Ben Condon - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.

External links

• North Queensland Cowboys profile