Preston Conn

Preston Conn
Personal information
Born (2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 22)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2026 Melbourne Storm 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP

Preston Conn (born 30 June 2004) is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Early life

Conn attended Callaghan College in Newcastle.

Career

A second-rower, Conn was a Western Suburbs (Newcastle) junior and played in the Harold Matthews Cup for the Newcastle Knights before joining Melbourne.

Conn joined the Storm at the end of 2023 and had a standout season for the club as a premiership-winning captain of their 2025 Jersey Flegg Cup side, earning the competition's player of the year award. After gaining a Storm contract in 2025, Conn made his first-grade debut in the opening round of the 2026 NRL season, coming on off the bench in a win over the Parramatta Eels at AAMI Park.

References

  1. ↑ "The hard work behind Preston Conn's rise from club footy to 'surreal' NRL debut". Daily Liberal. 6 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kiama High School face Callaghan College in the Country Cup Final (Schoolboy Trophy)". The Daily Telegraph. 10 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Preston Conn". 18th Man. 11 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "'Impressive kids': Preston left home for an opportunity, now he's made an NRL debut". Newcastle Herald. 6 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Chalk, Ethan Lee (31 October 2025). "2025 Jersey Flegg Cup Player of the Year inks maiden NRL deal". Zero Tackle.
  6. ↑ "The hard work behind Preston Conn's rise from club footy to 'surreal' NRL debut". Daily Liberal. 6 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "'I love it down here': Novocastrian on making his NRL debut with the Melbourne Storm". Newcastle Herald. 13 March 2026.