Peter Kelly (rugby league)

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.

Peter Kelly
Personal information
Born (1959-09-17) 17 September 1959
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)[1]
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982–83 Newtown Jets 33 5 0 0 17
1984–87 Canterbury-Bankstown 69 2 0 0 8
1988–90 Penrith Panthers 40 1 0 0 4
Total 142 8 0 0 29
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–89 NSW Country 4 0 0 0 0
1989 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

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 1984 and 1985, and the 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
  1. Gary Lester, ed. (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League – 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 56. ISBN 0-909558-83-3.
  2. "Peter Kelly – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. "Blue Murder". The Sydney Morning Herald.


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