Ron Palmer

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Ron Palmer
Personal information
Full nameRonnie Palmer
Born
Australia
Playing information
Position Second-row, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1971–75 Balmain Tigers 340000
Source: [1]
As of 31 December 2025

Ron Palmer is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach.

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Background

Palmer is affectionately known as the "Balmain Charmer". [2]

He qualified as a PE teacher and taught at Holy Cross College, Ryde. [3]

Career

He played for the Balmain Tigers in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. [4]

Palmer was the strength and conditioning coach for 24 years at the Sydney Roosters. He also held roles at the Gold Coast Titans, Penrith Panthers and the Parramatta Eels before returning to the Wests Tigers as the Performance Coach, a role he held until the end of the 2023 season. [5]

He was also on the coaching staff of the New South Wales Origin team [6] and Australia at representative level. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ Palmer's 'box of energy' breaks Brookvale hoodoo for Tigers
  3. ↑ The faces of Australian fitness: Ronnie Palmer
  4. ↑ ‘I feel quite a bit lost’: Wests Tigers sack rugby league icon
  5. ↑ ‘I feel quite a bit lost’: Wests Tigers sack rugby league icon
  6. ↑ 'Feel a little bit let down': Tigers cult hero says 'no sour grapes' despite reported sacking
  7. ↑ Ron Palmer
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