Kel 'Dealer' O'Shea

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Kelvin Joseph O'Shea
Nickname(s)
Dealer
Born
Thursday, 13th July, 1933
Died
Thursday, 22nd January, 2015 (Aged 81 years and 193 days)
Place Of Birth
Ayr, Queensland, Australia

Awards & Accolades

National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
2008

Biography

Champion backrower formed a great combination with Norm Provan in Australia’s Test pack. O’Shea first represented Queensland and Australia while playing for Ayr in 1954. He played against Great Britain and in the World Cup in 1954 before moving to Wests in 1956. That year he represented NSW and, after taking on the Kiwis in the Trans Tasman series, played in Tests against Great Britain and France on the Kangaroo Tour. A member of Australia’s victorious World Cup team in 1957, O’Shea played in three Tests against Great Britain 1958 before taking his place in Wests’ losing grand final team. O’Shea played in the 22-0 loss to St George in the 1961 grand final and his last appearance for the club was against the Dragons on a muddy SCG in the 1963 grand final. O’Shea left Wests for Newcastle following the controversial 8-3 loss to St George but after almost a decade of chasing grand final success in Sydney, O’Shea came out of retirement to captain-coach Maitland in 1965. Playing in the Newcastle grand final, he converted his club’s winning try after the bell as spectators invaded the field.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches North Queensland Firsts 2 2 -   - 6 1 1 0 50.00% List
Interstate Matches 15 - -   - - 8 7 0 53.33% List
Tour Matches Queensland Firsts 2 2 -   - 6 1 1 0 50.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 24 4 -   - 12 17 6 1 70.83% List
Test Series 15 2 -   - - 10 5 0 66.67% List
The Ashes 9 2 -   - 12 4 5 0 44.44% List
World Cup 5 5 -   - 15 4 1 0 80.00% List
NRL 106 30 -   - 90 70 35 1 66.04% List
Country Carnival 2 1 -   - 3 1 1 0 50.00% List
City vs Country Firsts 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
NRL Finals 11 2 -   - 6 4 7 0 36.36% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Craven Mild Cup 4 2 -   - 6 2 1 1 50.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1954, 1956-58 20 7 -   - 21 14 6 0 70.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1954, 1957 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1954, 1957 5 5 -   - 15 4 1 0 80.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
North QLD 1952-53 2 2 -   - 6 1 1 0 50.00% List
QLD Firsts 1953-55 10 2 -   - 6 3 7 0 30.00% List
NSW Firsts 1956-58 8 - -   - - 6 2 0 75.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1956, 1958, 1961 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
NSW City Seconds 1959 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Newcastle (AU) 1964 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1952-1964 25 5 0   0 15 14 11 0 56.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1956 18 4 -   - 12 12 6 0 66.67% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1957 17 4 -   - 12 9 7 1 52.94% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1958 11 7 -   - 21 7 4 0 63.64% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1959 12 6 -   - 18 8 4 0 66.67% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1960 10 - -   - - 5 5 0 50.00% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1961 16 7 -   - 21 13 3 0 81.25% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1962 14 2 -   - 6 9 5 0 64.29% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1963 8 - -   - - 7 1 0 87.50% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs 1956-63 106 30 -   - 90 70 35 1 66.04% List

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Contributions: Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Bill Bates