Oryn Keeley

Personal information

Born

(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Height

187 cm (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

98 kg (15 st 6 lb)

Playing information

Position

Second-row

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2022–23	Newcastle Knights	2	0	0	0	0
2024–	Dolphins	2	1	0	0	4
	Total	4	1	0	0	4

Source: ^[1]

As of 28 April 2024

Oryn Keeley (born 13 January 2003) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the Newcastle Knights.

Background

Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Keeley played his junior rugby league for the Northern Lakes Warriors and The Entrance Tigers, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Early years

Keeley played for the Newcastle Knights in their Harold Matthews Cup team in 2019 and the S. G. Ball Cup side from 2020 to 2022.^[2]

Newcastle Knights (2022-23)

In 2022, Keeley played for the Newcastle Knights' Jersey Flegg Cup team and represented the New South Wales under-19s team.^[2] In round 23 of the 2022 NRL season, he made his NRL debut with Newcastle against the Canberra Raiders in the Knights' 22–28 loss at McDonald Jones Stadium. This was his only NRL game for that season.^[3] In 2023, Keeley featured in only one NRL match for the Knights in 2023.^[4]

Dolphins (2024-26)

Keeley signed a three-year contract with the Dolphins for 2024 onwards, after being released from the final two years of his Knights contract in October 2023.^[5]

Keeley made his club Debut for the Dolphins in Round 7 of the 2024 season, coming off the bench.^[6]

References

^ "Oryn Keeley - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
^ ^a ^b "Oryn Keeley". 2 May 2022.
^ "Knights v Raiders". National Rugby League.
^ "Custom Match List - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
^ "Young gun Oryn Keeley to join the Dolphins in 24'". The Dolphins. 5 October 2023.
^ "Eels v Dolphins". National Rugby League.