Nicknamed 'The Bear', O'Reilly enjoyed a fifteen-year Sydney first grade career debuting for Parramatta at aged seventeen in 1967 and returning to the club in 1981 to first taste premiership success. He represented Australia in nine Tests and seven World Cup matches, including the Kangaroos' victory in the 1970 World Cup. He was the first Parramatta junior to represent Australia, having played his junior football with suburban Guildford.[2] O'Reilly is named on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 450.[3]
A decade after his first representative appearance, O'Reilly was part of Parramatta's first ever premiership-winning team of 1981. He held the record for highest number of first grade games at 284[4] until overtaken by Geoff Gerard.
Accolades
O'Reilly was awarded Life Membership by the Parramatta Club in 1981.[5] In 2002, a team of the greatest Parramatta players, known as the Parramatta Legends, were selected based on a public vote of fans with O'Reilly being selected at prop. In the same year, O'Reilly was inducted into the Parramatta hall of fame.[6]
Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
Apter, Jeff The Coaches : The Men Who Changed Rugby League (2014), The Five Mile Press Scoresby, Victoria
January 31, 2023
reilly, other, uses, robert, reilly, disambiguation, robert, edward, reilly, born, february, 1949, australian, former, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, australian, international, south, wales, interstate, representative, pr. For other uses see Robert O Reilly disambiguation Robert Edward O Reilly born 16 February 1949 is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s 1970s and 1980s An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative prop forward he played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership mainly for the Parramatta Eels but also for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters and Penrith Panthers Bob O ReillyPersonal informationFull nameRobert Edward O ReillyBorn 1949 02 16 16 February 1949 age 73 Rocklea Queensland AustraliaPlaying informationPositionPropClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1967 75 Parramatta Eels 167 26 0 0 781976 77 Penrith Panthers 30 2 0 0 61978 79 Eastern Suburbs 38 6 0 0 181980 82 Parramatta Eels 49 3 0 0 9Total 284 37 0 0 111RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1970 74 New South Wales 9 0 0 0 01971 74 City NSW 4 0 0 0 01970 74 Australia 16 0 0 0 0Source 1 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Accolades 3 References 4 External links 5 Published sourcesPlaying career EditNicknamed The Bear O Reilly enjoyed a fifteen year Sydney first grade career debuting for Parramatta at aged seventeen in 1967 and returning to the club in 1981 to first taste premiership success He represented Australia in nine Tests and seven World Cup matches including the Kangaroos victory in the 1970 World Cup He was the first Parramatta junior to represent Australia having played his junior football with suburban Guildford 2 O Reilly is named on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No 450 3 A decade after his first representative appearance O Reilly was part of Parramatta s first ever premiership winning team of 1981 He held the record for highest number of first grade games at 284 4 until overtaken by Geoff Gerard Accolades EditO Reilly was awarded Life Membership by the Parramatta Club in 1981 5 In 2002 a team of the greatest Parramatta players known as the Parramatta Legends were selected based on a public vote of fans with O Reilly being selected at prop In the same year O Reilly was inducted into the Parramatta hall of fame 6 References Edit Bob O Reilly stats at rugbyleagueproject com Apter The Coaches The Men Who Changed Rugby League ISBN 9781743465660 ARL Annual Report 2005 page 56 Bob O Reilly at yesterdayshero com au Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Morning Herald 24 September 1981 page 56 Hall of fame Parramatta Eels External links EditBob O Reilly at nrlstats comPublished sources EditWhiticker Alan amp Hudson Glen 2006 The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players Gavin Allen Publishing Sydney Apter Jeff The Coaches The Men Who Changed Rugby League 2014 The Five Mile Press Scoresby Victoria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob O 27Reilly amp oldid 1108697604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
