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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

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 Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 1 1 2 3 --- - - - - - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 2 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 2 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 166 - 166 37-37 - 1 1 113 - - - 65 95 6 39.16% List
NRL Finals - 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Preseason Cup - 35 - 35 8-8 - - - 24 - - - 15 18 2 42.86% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  205 3 208 45-45 - 1 1 137 - - - 86 114 8 41.35% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Sydney Firsts 1964   - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1964   1 2 3 --- - - - - - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1964, 1966   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1967   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19601960 NSWRFL   2 - 2--- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19611961 NSWRFL   2 - 2--- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19621962 NSWRFL   20 - 202-2 - - - 6 - - - 13 7 - 65.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19631963 NSWRFL   14 - 144-4 - - - 12 - - - 7 7 - 50.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19641964 NSWRFL   17 - 177-7 - - - 21 - - - 9 8 - 52.94% List
NewtownNewtown 19651965 NSWRFL   17 - 174-4 - - - 12 - - - 7 7 3 41.18% List
NewtownNewtown 19661966 NSWRFL   20 - 205-5 - - - 15 - - - 11 9 - 55.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19671967 NSWRFL   21 - 216-6 - - - 18 - - - 7 13 1 33.33% List
NewtownNewtown 19681968 NSWRFL   19 - 191-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 16 1 10.53% List
NewtownNewtown 19691969 NSWRFL   21 - 216-6 - - - 18 - - - 5 15 1 23.81% List
NewtownNewtown 19701970 NSWRFL   13 - 132-2 - 1 1 8 - - - 4 9 - 30.77% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern Suburbs 1960-61   4 - 4 --- - - - - - - - - 4 - 0.00% List
Newtown 1962-70   162 - 162 37-37 - 1 1 113 - - - 65 91 6 40.12% 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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