Peter Kelly (rugby league)
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Born | 17 September 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Kelly (born 17 September 1959[1]) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Originating from the New South Wales south coast town of Eden, he played front-row forward in the NSWRL Premiership for Newtown, Canterbury-Bankstown and the Penrith Panthers. A noted "hard man" he won two premierships with Canterbury and was a two-time New South Wales State of Origin representative.
Playing career
Kelly was selected to represent
New South Wales in the front-row for games II and III of the 1989 State of Origin series
.
Kelly appeared in three Grand Finals for Canterbury, the two Premiership-winning teams of
1986 runners-up. Kelly was man of the match in the 1984 NSWRL Grand Final and in retrospect was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal during rugby league's centenary celebrations in 2008.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-909558-83-3.
- ^ "Peter Kelly – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Blue Murder". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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