Noel Kelly (rugby league)

Noel Kelly
OAM

Personal information
Full name	Noel Raymond Kelly
Born	(1936-01-22)22 January 1936 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died	14 June 2020(2020-06-14) (aged 84) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Weight	14 st 0 lb (89 kg)[1]
Position	Hooker, Prop, Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1958–59 Brothers (Ipswich) 1960 Ayr 1961–69 Western Suburbs 111 6 0 0 18 1970 Wollongong Total 111 6 0 0 18 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1959–60 Queensland 8 1 0 0 3 1959–68 Australia 25 2 0 0 6 1963–67 New South Wales 6 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1966–69 Western Suburbs 85 43 2 40 51 1970 Wollongong 1973–76 North Sydney 88 33 4 51 38 Total 173 76 6 91 44 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1966 New South Wales 3 3 0 0 100
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Noel Raymond Kelly OAM (22 January 1936 – 14 June 2020) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach, who played at club, state and national levels. He was named among the country's finest footballers of the 20th century.^[3] Kelly played as a hooker, prop forward or lock for much of his top-grade career with the Western Suburbs Magpies, whom he played for in three consecutive NSWRFL grand finals from 1961 to 1963. Kelly was named at hooker of the Western Suburbs Magpies, Queensland and Australian teams of the 20th century.