Oryn Keeley (born 13 January 2003) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a forward for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top-tier competition in New ...

Background

Born in

Gosford, New South Wales Gosford is a Waterfront (area), waterfront city at the northern end of Brisbane Water on the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Gosford Waterfront is known for its boating and scenic v ...

, Keeley played his junior rugby league for the Northern Lakes Warriors and The Entrance Tigers, before being signed by the

Playing career

Early years

Keeley played for the Newcastle Knights in their

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team in 2019 and the

S. G. Ball Cup The S. G. Ball Cup is a junior rugby league football competition played predominantly in New South Wales, between teams made up of male players aged under 19. Teams from Canberra and Melbourne, and Auckland also participate. Prior to the COVID ...

side from 2020 to 2022.

Newcastle Knights (2022-23)

In 2022, Keeley played for the Newcastle Knights'

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team and represented the

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under-19s team. In round 23 of the

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, he made his

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debut with Newcastle against the

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in the Knights' 22–28 loss at

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. This was his only NRL game for that season. In 2023, Keeley featured in only one NRL match for the Knights in 2023.

Dolphins (2024-26)

Keeley signed a three-year contract with the

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for 2024 onwards, after being released from the final two years of his Knights contract in October 2023. Keeley made his club Debut for the Dolphins in Round 7 of the 2024 season, coming off the bench. After the NRL season Keeley won the

Queensland Cup The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league, rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League, Queensland Rugby ...

starting in the second row for the

Norths Devils The Northern Suburbs Devils, or North Brisbane Devils, or often simply referred to as Norths for short, are a rugby league club representing the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. The team colours are sky blue, navy blue and gold. They pl ...

in the grand final against the

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. Two weeks later he scored two tries in a man of the match performance as the Devils beat the

Newtown Jets The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, New South Wales, Newtown, a suburb of Inner West (Sydney), Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSW Cup competition, having left the top grade after t ...

to win the

NRL State Championship The NRL State Championship is a rugby league match contested by the premiers of the two elite second-tier competitions in Australia, the New South Wales Cup and the Queensland Cup. The match has been played as a curtain-raiser to the NRL Grand ...

References

External links

Dolphins profileNewcastle Knights profile
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