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Graeme O'Grady

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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
Friday, 14th August, 1953
Current Age
72 years and 300 days
Place Of Birth
New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Charity Shield - AUS
1985
Midweek Cup
1977
NSW Reserve Grade
1985

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

Additional Notes

Born in Kenebri (Baradine), NSW.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Northern RiversNOR - 1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - 197 21 218 345--39 10     3 3 145 - 1 - 124 84 10 56.88% List
NRL Finals - 10 4 14 1---1 -     - - 3 - - - 6 8 - 42.86% List
Preseason Cup - 12 2 14 3---3 5     - - 19 - - - 5 9 - 35.71% List
Midweek Cup 1 26 1 27 52--7 -     1 1 24 - - - 17 9 1 62.96% List
Charity Shield - AUS 1 1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  236 24 260 427--49 15     4 4 188 - 1 - 146 103 11 56.15% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Illawarra Firsts 1975   - 1 1 ----- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1986   1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Northern Rivers 1987   1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19741974 NSWRFL   4 2 6----- -     - - - - - - 1 5 - 16.67% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19761976 NSWRFL   21 1 2210---10 3 / 10 30.00% - - 36 - - - 11 9 2 50.00% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19771977 NSWRFL   12 4 161---1 -     - - 3 - - - 5 11 - 31.25% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19781978 NSWRFL   23 1 247---7 -     2 2 23 - - - 16 7 1 66.67% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19791979 NSWRFL   19 2 213---3 -     1 1 10 - - - 13 8 - 61.90% List
NewtownNewtown 19801980 NSWRFL   19 1 204---4 -     - - 12 - - - 11 9 - 55.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19811981 NSWRFL   25 1 262---2 4     - - 14 - - - 16 8 2 61.54% List
NewtownNewtown 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   22 - 227---7 3     - - 27 - - - 13 7 2 59.09% List
St GeorgeSt George 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   13 3 16----- -     - - - - - - 8 7 1 50.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup   21 1 22-2--2 -     - - 8 - - - 14 8 - 63.64% List
St GeorgeSt George 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   18 5 23-3--3 -     - - 12 - 1 - 16 5 2 69.57% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western Suburbs 1974, 1976-79   79 10 89 21---21 3     3 3 72 - - - 46 40 3 51.69% List
Newtown 1980-82   66 2 68 13---13 7     - - 53 - - - 40 24 4 58.82% List
St George 1983-85   52 9 61 -5--5 -     - - 20 - 1 - 38 20 3 62.30% List

Your Say

  • Paul
    8 Jun 2019 7:02pm

    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).

  • Ed
    12 Apr 2020 10:47am

    Liverpool City junior.

  • Anonymous
    8 Feb 2023 6:29pm

    Very underrated I thought ,but I was a big fan

  • Ed
    18 Aug 2023 2:54pm

    Graded by Wests but was a Parramata junior, Liverpool RSL.

  • Adam
    12 Feb 2026 8:01am

    THE MOST under rated player ever to play the game. Didn't matter who he was playing with, the Leprechaun from Liverpool always stood out when it mattered. Two of the best games you'll see from a player were, unfortunately, both in losing teams in some of the biggest matches of the era....Wests v MANLY final 78 and Newtown v PARRAMATTA grand final 81. His solo try in the 81 grand final was something to behold, a classic.

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