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Steve O'Brien

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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

Born
Sunday, 20th June, 1965
Current Age
60 years and 359 days

Competitions Won

NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
1984, 1985, 1988

Biography

Robust winger came into C’bury’s top grade with huge boots to fill in 1984. When Warren Ryan dropped veteran clubman Chris Anderson midway through the season O’Brien repaid his coach with a series of confident displays. In the grand final victory over three-time premiers P’matta, O’Brien marked Eric Grothe and saved a certain try when he intercepted a pass close to the C’bury line. He was a member of the Bulldogs’ teams that defeated St George in the 1985 grand final, 7-6, and lost to P’matta, 4-2, in the 1986 grand final. Joining Warren Ryan at Balmain in 1989 O’Brien was on the wing in his fourth grand final match when the Tigers lost a titanic struggle against Canberra in extra time.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Australian Presidents XIIIAUS - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country - - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL (NRL Premiership) 3 105 9 114 37-37 - - - 148 - - - 69 42 3 60.53% List
NRL Finals - 11 1 12 2-2 - - - 8 - - - 8 4 - 66.67% List
Midweek Cup - 5 - 5 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
Challenge Cup AU - 3 - 3 2-2 - - - 8 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  111 10 121 39-39 - - - 156 - - - 74 44 3 61.16% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Aus Presidents XIII 1988   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1990   - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CanterburyCanterbury 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup   3 3 63-3 - - - 12 - - - 5 1 - 83.33% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   9 1 101-1 - - - 4 - - - 6 2 2 60.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   18 1 1912-12 - - - 48 - - - 11 8 - 57.89% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   10 - 103-3 - - - 12 - - - 6 4 - 60.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   8 3 112-2 - - - 8 - - - 8 3 - 72.73% List
BalmainBalmain 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   19 1 202-2 - - - 8 - - - 13 6 1 65.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup   22 - 2212-12 - - - 48 - - - 13 9 - 59.09% List
BalmainBalmain 19911991 NSWRL Winfield Cup   15 - 152-2 - - - 8 - - - 6 9 - 40.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19921992 NSWRL Winfield Cup   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canterbury 1984-88   48 8 56 21-21 - - - 84 - - - 36 18 2 64.29% List
Balmain 1989-92   57 1 58 16-16 - - - 64 - - - 33 24 1 56.90% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    28 Aug 2019 11:16pm

    Fastest bulldog there ever was

  • Wayne Belcher
    14 Jan 2021 10:29am

    I played with Steve at Moorebank High School under fourteen side where Steve played lock. I am pretty sure he scored eight tries in one game and fifty two tries for the season. I can not find out if these are records in school. Steve was also a great sprinter. Representing NSW in little athletics in which he competed in 100metres. Ran around the 11 sec mark.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Steven Russo, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video