Mark Cannon (rugby league)

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Mark Cannon
Personal information
Born (1961-03-25) 25 March 1961 (age 63)
New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Fullback, Centre, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1982–85 St. George Dragons 2034017
1983–84→Wigan 33210084
1984→Barrow 670028
1986–89 North Sydney Bears 551601377
Total11447413206
Source: [1]

Mark Cannon (born 25 March 1961) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the North Sydney Bears and the St. George Dragons in the 1980s.

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Rugby league career

A utility back, Cannon played his early rugby league in Lismore and was an Australian Schoolboys representative. [2]

From 1982 to 1985 he played for St. George, where he was used as a five-eighth. Most of his first-grade appearances came in his debut season but in 1983 he featured in St. George's minor preliminary final win over Balmain. [3]

While at St. George he played two seasons in England with Wigan and in the 1983-84 tournament helped Wigan reach its first Challenge Cup final since 1970, which they went on to lose to Widnes, with Cannon as five-eighth. [4]

In his final year with St. George in 1985 he was a member of the club's reserves premiership winning team. [5]

Cannon crossed to North Sydney in 1986 and was a regular fixture in the first-grade side for his first two seasons. In addition to five-eighth, he also played at North Sydney as centre, fullback and lock. He later served as a North Sydney assistant coach. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN   9781921024986.
  2. ↑ "Schoolboys' rugby league Test". The Canberra Times . 26 December 1979. p. 28. Retrieved 26 June 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN   1875169571
  4. ↑ Spinks, Steve (1 September 2009). "Cannon's super recall". The Northern Star .
  5. ↑ "Late try scalps Raiders". The Canberra Times . 30 September 1985. p. 28. Retrieved 26 June 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Origin takes toll on club line-ups". The Canberra Times . 14 June 1991. p. 28. Retrieved 26 June 2019– via National Library of Australia.



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