Daniel Conn

Daniel Conn

Personal information
Full name	Daniel William Conn
Nickname	Crete Con-crete, Con man
Born	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14) (age 25) Goolma, New South Wales, Australia
Height	185 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	109 kg (16 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2005	Bulldogs	3	0	0	0	0
2007–2009	Gold Coast Titans	28	1	0	0	4
2010–2011	Sydney Roosters	28	1	0	0	4
	Total	59	2	0	0	8
Source: NRL Stats

Daniel William Conn (born 14 February 1986) is an Australian model and rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters club in the National Rugby League (NRL). His usual position of choice is at second-row forward.

He was first in the news as a 16 year old in 2002, when it was revealed that he was playing Rugby Union (at Outside Centre) for The Kings' School in the NSW GPS competition, with his school fees being paid by the Canterbury Bulldogs, for whom he played after leaving school. He was selected at outside centre for GPS firsts, but withdrew that year. The next year, he progressed through the Schools' Rugby Union representative ranks to represent Australia A.

He has previously played for the Canterbury Bulldogs and Gold Coast Titans.

Sydney Roosters 2010-present

Sydney Roosters have signed Gold Coast Titans backrower Daniel Conn until 2012. The Roosters believe 23-year-old Conn will add some much-needed depth to the club's back row, and likened him to club stalwart Craig Fitzgibbon.

Although being quite short for a second row forward, Daniel weighed in at 106 kilo's and coach Brian Smith states "he's a ball of muscle". Conn says that he weighed about 103 and that he's about 182–184 cm tall.

Conn is able to play for Greece and New Zealand Māori.

He has been forced to retire at age 25 due to spinal cord injuries.^[1]

Controversies

Michael Weyman incident

In round 4, 2008, whilst playing for the Gold Coast Titans Conn had his nose broken when he was king-hit by then-Canberra Raiders forward Michael Weyman. Although Conn wanted to go on with the tackle, he was forced off the field through the blood rule, and Weyman was sent off and banned for six matches.

The two went head to head again in the 2010 NRL Grand Final when Conn, playing for the Sydney Roosters, was booked for a high shot on the now-Dragons forward. The Roosters lost the Grand Final 32-8.

Retirement

In Round 12 of the 2011 NRL season, Conn received a major neck injury which needed major surgery on to have his spine fused. A week later he was told that there was a high possibility that if he continued with his career that he may not see the future. Even though he retired at the age of 25, he believes it was the best choice.

References

1. ^ http://www.smh.com.au

External links

• Official Daniel Conn NRL profile

Persondata
Name	Conn, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	14 February 1986
Place of birth	Goolma
Date of death
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