Oryn Keeley (born 13 January 2003) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the Newcastle Knights.
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| Born | 13 January 2003 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 24 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editBorn in Gosford, New South Wales, Keeley played his junior rugby league for the Northern Lakes Warriors and The Entrance Tigers, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
editEarly years
editKeeley played for the Newcastle Knights in their Harold Matthews Cup team in 2019 and the S. G. Ball Cup side from 2020 to 2022.[2]
Newcastle Knights (2022-23)
editIn 2022, Keeley played for the Newcastle Knights' Jersey Flegg Cup team and represented the New South Wales under-19s team.[2] In round 23 of the 2022 NRL season, he made his NRL debut with Newcastle against the Canberra Raiders in the Knights' 22–28 loss at McDonald Jones Stadium. This was his only NRL game for that season.[3] In 2023, Keeley featured in only one NRL match for the Knights in 2023.[4]
Dolphins (2024-26)
editKeeley signed a three-year contract with the Dolphins for 2024 onwards, after being released from the final two years of his Knights contract in October 2023.[5]
Keeley made his club Debut for the Dolphins in Round 7 of the 2024 season, coming off the bench.[6]
After the NRL season Keeley won the Queensland Cup starting in the second row for the Norths Devils in the grand final against the Redcliffe Dolphins.[7] Two weeks later he scored two tries in a man of the match performance as the Devils beat the Newtown Jets to win the NRL State Championship.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Oryn Keeley - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ a b "Oryn Keeley". 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Knights v Raiders". National Rugby League.
- ^ "Custom Match List - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Young gun Oryn Keeley to join the Dolphins in 24'". The Dolphins. 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Eels v Dolphins". National Rugby League.
- ^ "Devils v Dolphins". Queensland Rugby League.
- ^ "Jets v Devils". National Rugby League. Retrieved 6 October 2024.