Noel Mulligan (12 April 1926 – 11 March 2000), also known by the nickname of "The Count", was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s.
Mulligan started his playing career in the 1940s with the Illawarra Rugby League's Port Kembla club.
Mulligan again represented New South Wales and toured New Zealand with the Australian team in 1949, missing his club Bowral's grand final loss.
[4] In 2001, the Port Kembla Blacks' home ground at Darcy Wentworth Park in the Wollongong suburb of Warrawong was named Noel Mulligan Oval.
[5] In 2008, the Newtown Jets club's centenary year, they named their 'Team of the Century' with Mulligan at lock forward.