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Bob Keyes

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Position(s)
Centre / Wing
Full Name
Robert John Keyes
Born
Sunday, 19th November, 1939
Died
Thursday, 8th September, 2022 (Aged 82 years and 293 days)

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1964
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1964, 1966

Biography

Easts' junior signed with Newtown in 1961. Keyes started his career on the wing but formed a fine centre partnership with Brian Moore during the 1960s. He played in the centres for NSW in 1964 and was a reserve in the 1966 interstate series. Later captaining the Bluebags, Keys took the club to a win in the reserve grade premiership in 1970 before playing the final years of his career as captain-coach of Ryde-Eastwood.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesSydney FirstsSDF--11----------1--100.00%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Interstate Series 1123----------3--100.00%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 22-2----------2--100.00%List
NSW City vs Country 23-3----------21-66.67%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -166-16637-37-11113---6595639.16%List
NRL Finals -3-3-----------3-0.00%List
Preseason Cup -35-358-8---24---1518242.86%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 205320845-45-11137---86114841.35%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Sydney Firsts1964 -11----------1--100.00%List
NSW Firsts1964 123----------3--100.00%List
NSW City Firsts1964, 1966 2-2----------2--100.00%List
NSW City Seconds1967 1-1-----------1-0.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19601960 NSWRFL 2-2-----------2-0.00%List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19611961 NSWRFL 2-2-----------2-0.00%List
NewtownNewtown19621962 NSWRFL 20-202-2---6---137-65.00%List
NewtownNewtown19631963 NSWRFL 14-144-4---12---77-50.00%List
NewtownNewtown19641964 NSWRFL 17-177-7---21---98-52.94%List
NewtownNewtown19651965 NSWRFL 17-174-4---12---77341.18%List
NewtownNewtown19661966 NSWRFL 20-205-5---15---119-55.00%List
NewtownNewtown19671967 NSWRFL 21-216-6---18---713133.33%List
NewtownNewtown19681968 NSWRFL 19-191-1---3---216110.53%List
NewtownNewtown19691969 NSWRFL 21-216-6---18---515123.81%List
NewtownNewtown19701970 NSWRFL 13-132-2-118---49-30.77%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Eastern Suburbs1960-61 4-4-----------4-0.00%List
Newtown1962-70 162-16237-37-11113---6591640.12%List

Your Say

  • E Curb Nottus
    3 May 2012 1:25pm

    An underrated player in his time, continually overlooked for higher honours. But he produced consistent, effective performances in the centre for Newtown right through the 1960s.

  • william rodgers
    30 Jun 2015 12:58pm

    Avery professional first grade centre who gave great service to the Newtown Club.

  • g
    1 Oct 2015 4:00pm

    . Week in week out he gave his all to the Blues. Deserved higher honours

  • Stan The Man
    2 Nov 2015 12:53pm

    One of the best centres among a lot good centres around that time deserved better representative honours.

  • William Rodgers
    4 May 2020 8:14pm

    Bob was part of the famous Moore & Keyes centre partnership.

  • Anonymous
    4 Feb 2023 1:13am

    Born December 18, 1942. Not November 19, 1939.

  • Anonymous
    24 Mar 2023 2:02am

    Wrong birth date.

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