Peter Kelly (rugby league)
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Peter Kelly is an Australian former professional rugby league
player of the 1980s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative front-row forward, he played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership
for Canterbury-Bankstown, with whom he won the 1984 and '85 premierships. He also played for the Newtown Jets
and Penrith Panthers
series.
Kelly appeared in three Grand Finals for Canterbury, the two Premiership-winning teams of 1984
and 1985
, and the 1986
runners-up.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player of the 1980s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative front-row forward, he played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership
New South Wales Rugby League premiership
The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia. Run by the New South Wales Rugby League from 1908 until 1994, the premiership was the state's and later the country's elite rugby league competition...
for Canterbury-Bankstown, with whom he won the 1984 and '85 premierships. He also played for the Newtown Jets
Newtown Jets
The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSWRL Premier League competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season...
and Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
Playing career
Kelly was selected to represent New South Wales in the front-row for games II and III of the 1989 State of Origin1989 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 1989 State of Origin series was the 10th annual 'series contested between New South Wales and Queensland. It was Queensland's second consecutive Origin clean-sweep and an unpleasant inauguration for New South Wales' new coach Jack Gibson who along with a new captain in Gavin Miller and eight...
series.
Kelly appeared in three Grand Finals for Canterbury, the two Premiership-winning teams of 1984
New South Wales Rugby League season 1984
The 1984 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the seventy-seventh season of professional rugby league football in Australia. With the departure of the Newtown Jets from the first grade competition at the close of the previous season, 1984 saw thirteen teams compete for the J J Giltinan...
and 1985
New South Wales Rugby League season 1985
The 1985 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the seventy-eighth season of professional rugby league football in Australia. Thirteen teams competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup during the season, which culminated in a grand final between the Canterbury-Bankstown and St....
, and the 1986
New South Wales Rugby League season 1986
The 1986 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the seventy-ninth season of professional rugby league football in Australia. Thirteen clubs competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup during the season, which culminated in a grand final between the Parramatta Eels and...
runners-up.