Adam Connelly

Adam Connelly (born 28 April 1979) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily played centre.

Adam Connelly
Personal information
Born (1979-04-28) 28 April 1979
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999–01 North Qld Cowboys 26 7 0 0 28
As of 10 February 2020
Source: [1]

Background

A Norths Ipswich junior, Connelly attended Ipswich Grammar School, where he played rugby union and was selected for the Australian under-16 side before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys.[2][3][4]

Playing career

In 1998, while contracted to the Cowboys, Connelly played for the Townsville Stingers in the Queensland Cup.

In Round 9 of the 1999 NRL season, Connelly made his NRL debut, starting on the wing and scoring a try in the Cowboys' 20–14 win over the Balmain Tigers at Dairy Farmers Stadium.[5] He finished his debut season having played eight games, scoring three tries, and playing predominately for the Cairns Cyclones. In 2000, he played 11 games for the Cowboys, scoring four tries, primarily playing on the wing. In 2001, his final season with the club, he played seven games. After leaving the Cowboys, Connelly switched to rugby union, playing for the ACT Griffins and trialling with the ACT Brumbies.

In 2004, Connelly played for the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup before again switching to rugby union at the end of the season, where he played for the University of Queensland Rugby Club.[6][7][8][9]

Statistics

NRL
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2001 season[10]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
1999 North Queensland 8300.00%00
2000 North Queensland 1140—016
2001 North Queensland 700—00
Career totals 26 7 0 0.00% 0 28
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References
  1. RLP
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20010619055319/http://www.cowboys.com.au/team/player/index.asp?player_id=171
  3. http://aoc-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/corporate/live/files/dmfile/PDC_1996_Award_recipients1.pdf
  4. https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/it-took-her-dad-and-jt-to-keep-ali-brigginshaw-on-the-bench/news-story/4d76a45e4ac7ea5974b85c529dfd2ea8
  5. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-1999/round-9/north-queensland-vs-balmain/summary.html
  6. http://football.ipswichjets.com.au/2004
  7. https://www.qt.com.au/news/apn-jets-lose-star-winger-to/84132/
  8. https://leagueunlimited.com/news/queensland-cup-round-17-preview-2
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuN1Mao5CFI
  10. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Adam Connelly - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
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