Arthur Conlin

Arthur Conlon

Personal information
Born	1887 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	31 December 1918 Sydney, New South Wales
Playing information
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1908–11	South Sydney	30	12	34	0	104
1912	Western Suburbs	8	1	1	0	5
	Total	38	13	35	0	109
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1909	New South Wales	1	0	0	0	0

Arthur Conlin (1883–1947) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer of the early 20th century. A New South Wales representative goal-kicking back, he played club football for the South Sydney^[1] and Western Suburbs clubs.

In rugby league's first season in Australia, the 1908 NSWRFL season, Conlin captained Souths in the inaugural grand final, scoring a try to help his side to premiership victory.

He was the top point-scorer for the 1909 NSWRFL season with 43 points,^[2][3] and that year he represented New South Wales as well.^[4] Also in 1909, Conlin's South Sydney side again won the premiership, this time in controversial circumstances as Balmain were ruled to have forfeited it.

South Sydney reached the final for the 3rd year in a row in the 1910 NSWRFL season and Conlin played in what would be a try-less draw, the premiership going to opponents Newtown by virtue of their superior ladder position.

By the end of 1910, the NSWRFL's 3rd season Conlin held the record for the most points scored in an NSWRFL career with 101.

After the 1911 NSWRFL season, Conlin moved to Western Suburbs where he played one more season.^[5]

References

1. Arthur Conlin at rabbitohs.com.au
2. Arthur Conlin Archived 9 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. at yesterdayshero.com.au
3. Arthur Conlin Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. at nrlstats.com
4. Arthur Conlin at rugbyleagueproject.org
5. Arthur Conlin Archived 19 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. at stats.rleague.com

1. Heads, Ian and Middleton, David (2008) A Centenary of Rugby League, MacMillan Sydney