Arthur Conlin
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Arthur Conlin was an 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
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, and that year he represented New South Wales as well. Also in 1909, Conlin's South Sydney side again won the premiership, this time in controversial circumstances as Balmain
were ruled to have forefeited 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.
After the 1911 NSWRFL season, Conlin moved to Western Suburbs
where he played one more season.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the early 20th century. A New South Wales representative goal-kicking back, he played club football for the South Sydney
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
and Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
clubs.
In rugby league's first season in Australia, the 1908 NSWRFL season, Conlin captained Souths in the inaugural grand final
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
, scoring a try to help his side to premiership victory.
He was the top point-scorer for the 1909 NSWRFL season with 43 points, and that year he represented New South Wales as well. Also in 1909, Conlin's South Sydney side again won the premiership, this time in controversial circumstances as Balmain
Balmain Tigers
The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles...
were ruled to have forefeited 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
Newtown Jets
The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSWRL Premier League competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season...
by virtue of their superior ladder position.
After the 1911 NSWRFL season, Conlin moved to Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
where he played one more season.