Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Saturday, 19th November, 1938
- Died
- Friday, 28th October, 2011 (Aged 72 years and 344 days)
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Lance Todd Trophy
- 1966
Biography
South African RU winger and goal-kicker extraordinaire shifted from Rugby’s amateur ranks to play for St Helens in 1965. Killeen got a first-hand view of the 1967-68 Kangaroos in England and decided that Australia was the place to play rugby league. Signing with Balmain he established a club record 207 points (9t, 84g, 6fg) during the club's premiership winning season in 1969 - surpassing the great Keith Barnes. Killeen's kicking style - placing the ball upright with an ultra-quick walk-up - was seen to good effect in the Tigers’ shock, 11-2 win over Souths in the infamous 1969 grand final. He saw out his career at Penrith in 1972 before returning to South Africa.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 86 | 38 | 285 | 8 | 700 | 46 | 37 | 3 | 53.49% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 3 | - | 11 | - | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 13 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 97 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 38.46% | List | ||||
| Endeavour Cup | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | - | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 99 | 45 | 322 | 9 | 797 | 53 | 44 | 5 | 53.54% | List | |||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1967 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 93 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1968 | 18 | 8 | 64 | - | 152 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1969 | 22 | 9 | 84 | 6 | 207 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1970 | 17 | 11 | 48 | 1 | 131 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 47.06% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1971 | 10 | 3 | 36 | - | 81 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1972 | 8 | 2 | 15 | - | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | 1967-71 | 78 | 36 | 270 | 8 | 664 | 44 | 32 | 2 | 56.41% | List | ||||
| Penrith | 1972 | 8 | 2 | 15 | - | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1967-1972 | 86 | 38 | 285 | 8 | 700 | 46 | 37 | 3 | 53.49% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Max Turner
Sources:
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Your Say
9 Jun 2012 2:36pm
THE MOST IMPRESSIVE GOAL KICKER I HAVE SEEN. ONE STEP FROM HALFWAY BALL UPRIGHT. FEBRUARY 1968 REDFERN OVAL.. I THINK
19 Sep 2018 5:34pm
I saw Len Killeens fist match for Balmain at the old Sydney
Sports Ground,he was standing on the Balmain 25 yard line right next to the sideline.South Sydney kicked off and the ball was caught by Killeen,he calmly kicked a field goal much to the amazement of the South Sydney players their was a hurried conference and the ball was kept well away from Killeen for the rest of the game.
John Stagg.
5 Jun 2025 10:56pm
1968 Cumberland Oval Balmain v Parra Penalty Sideline On the halfway line I was twelve years old.in a crowd Saw Len kick from two steps . The crowd rose to block my view and all I saw was the ball between the top of the goal posts. Life long memory. Thanks Len
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