Allen Geelan

Allen Geelan is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for Newtown, Eastern Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown and Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

Allen Geelan
Personal information
Full nameAllen Geelan
Born (1959-05-25) 25 May 1959
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock, Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1980–81 Canterbury Bankstown 8 1 0 0 3
1982 Eastern Suburbs 1 0 0 0 0
1983 Newtown Jets 18 3 0 0 12
1984–89 Western Suburbs 86 12 0 0 48
Total 113 16 0 0 63
As of 3 June 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Geelan played his junior rugby league for Riverwood before joining Canterbury-Bankstown in 1978. Geelan is the son of former Newtown and Canterbury-Bankstown player Col Geelan.

Playing career

Geelan spent the first 2 years at Canterbury in reserve grade before making his first grade debut for the club in 1980. He played in 3 games during the season including the 22-17 major preliminary semi final victory over Western Suburbs, but was not selected as part of the Canterbury side which won their first premiership in 38 years against Eastern Suburbs. Geelan was instead a member of the reserve grade premiership winning team which defeated Parramatta.

The following season, Geelan made only 5 appearances and was released by Canterbury at the end of 1981. He made a total of 58 appearances for Canterbury across all grades. In 1982, Geelan joined Eastern Suburbs but only made 1 appearance for the club before signing with Newtown.

Geelan played 18 games for Newtown in 1983 which would prove to be the club's last in the top grade of Australian rugby league. He played in Newtown's final ever match in the NSWRL premiership, which was a 9–6 victory over the Canberra Raiders at Campbelltown Stadium.

In 1984, Geelan joined Western Suburbs after Newtown were evicted from the premiership due to financial reasons. In his first season at Wests, the club finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon with Geelan making 20 appearances. Geelan became a regular starter in the Wests team over the next few seasons as they struggled on the field. The club finished second last in 1985 and 1986 before claiming the wooden spoon in 1987 and 1988. Geelan retired at the end of the 1989 season.[2][3][4][5][6]

References
  1. "Allen Geelan - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
  3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  4. "Away Days: North Sydney Bears v Newtown Jets". The Guardian.
  5. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.
  6. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
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