Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Friday, 14th August, 1953
- Current Age
- 70 years and 229 days
Biography
Talented Wests five-eighth/lock spent the 1975 season with I’warra Wests before returning to the Magpies. O’Grady was the Amco Cup’s ‘Player of the Series’ following Wests’ 6-5 win over Easts in the 1977 final. A tough, nuggetty player with a good step and effective kicking game, he joined team-mate and former captain Tom Raudonikis at Newtown in 1980. O’Grady was a reserve in 1981’s sole State of Origin match and also scored the first try in the club’s grand final loss to P’matta that year. He moved to St George in 1983 but quit Sydney following the club’s narrow loss to C’bury in the 1985 grand final. O’Grady retired as captain-coach of Cudgen Headland after wins in the Group 18 competition in 1986-87.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NRL | 218 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 145 | 124 | 84 | 10 | 56.88% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
National Panasonic Cup | 3 | 7 | - | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Northern Rivers | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW Country Firsts | 1986 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Northern Rivers | 1987 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1986-1987 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1974 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.67% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1976 | 22 | 10 | 3 | - | 36 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 50.00% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1977 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 31.25% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1978 | 24 | 7 | - | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 66.67% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1979 | 21 | 3 | - | 1 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 61.90% | List | |||
Newtown | NSWRFL 1980 | 20 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 55.00% | List | |||
Newtown | NSWRFL 1981 | 26 | 2 | 4 | - | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 61.54% | List | |||
Newtown | NSWRFL 1982 | 22 | 7 | 3 | - | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 59.09% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1983 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
St George | NSWRL 1984 | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 63.64% | List | |||
St George | NSWRL 1985 | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 69.57% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Western Suburbs | 1974, 1976-79 | 89 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 46 | 40 | 3 | 51.69% | List | |||
Newtown | 1980-82 | 68 | 13 | 7 | - | 53 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 58.82% | List | |||
St George | 1983-85 | 61 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 62.30% | List | |||
Overall | 1974-1985 | 218 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 145 | 124 | 84 | 10 | 56.88% | List |
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
08/06/2019
There was a great photo of Graeme (about 5 foot 8) tackling Parramatta fullback Phil Mann (6 foot 4 plus) around the head in Rugby League week about 1981. Graemes feet were about 12 inches off the ground as he leapt to take Mann out. A hard man in hard times at a hard club (Newtown).
12/04/2020
Liverpool City junior.
08/02/2023
Very underrated I thought ,but I was a big fan
18/08/2023
Graded by Wests but was a Parramata junior, Liverpool RSL.
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