Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Monday, 12th December, 1955
- Current Age
- 70 years and 109 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- State of Origin
- 1984, 1981
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1982, 1983
Biography
Immensely strong for his size, Townsville forward Chris Phelan was playing for Souths Brisbane when he first represented Queensland in 1981. Brisbane's Rothmans Medal winner that year Phelan signed with defending premiers P’matta in 1982 but had to sit out the start of the season while Queensland waged a battle with the Eels over his transfer fee. He was used as a prop in the Eels' two grand final wins over Manly in 1982-83 but moved to the second row in the 6-4 loss to C’bury in 1984. Phelan continued to play State of Origin football during this period before returning to his home state in 1985 after a season with Oldham in England.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Origin | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Series | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 2 | 53 | 5 | - | - | 18 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 71.70% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 80 | 6 | - | - | 22 | 56 | 33 | 1 | 70.00% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Brisbane Firsts | 1981 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| QLD | 1981, 1984 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| QLD Firsts | 1981, 1983 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1981-1984 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1982 | 25 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1983 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRL 1984 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Parramatta | 1982-84 | 53 | 5 | - | - | 18 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 71.70% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Oldham | 1984/85 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 54.55% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Oldham | 1984 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 54.55% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
Your Say
11 Sep 2013 5:36pm
used to go to school togeather at the brothers in townsville. was good mates. had a lotta laughs with paddy. was a tough bugger back then to. good on ya mate.
8 Apr 2016 8:32pm
Top Townsville player along with his late brother Pat. He was fit and strong and tough. Did Qld proud. Thanks for your service Chris.
5 Jun 2019 6:23pm
Incredibly honest player.He was used as a battering ram at Parra though he was a much much better player than that. I saw him last year at a reunion. He still looks powerful and a very humble guy. One of the best.
1 Oct 2022 1:19am
A decent man and a honest tough and hard working forward. Raised in a well regarded Townsville family of Irish descent .
12 May 2023 10:44pm
Top dude from Townsville; great footballer & even better bloke !!
14 May 2023 2:55pm
Too lad from Townsville High- great footballer & an even better bloke ! The real deal !!
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