Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Friday, 22nd May, 1981
- Current Age
- 42 years and 360 days
- Place Of Birth
- West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Central Coast teenager made his first grade debut during Norths’ final season in the NRL before bursting onto the representative scene in two matches for NSW in 2001. The fiery prop’s ‘take no prisoners’ attitude could not help the Northern Eagles turn an uninspiring 2001 season, and an ankle injury and a suspension incurred in the final match of the season hurt his Kangaroo Tour aspirations. Financial troubles with the merged club saw O’Meley sign with the Bulldogs in 2002 and he gradually cemented his reputation as a hard-running forward. In 2004 he won a premiership with the Bulldogs before making his Test debut in Australia’s Tri Nations campaign in England. For a time O’Meley looked like being confined to the minor tour matches (he scored a hat-trick of tries in the ANZacs’ win over Cumbria) and he was not called into the Test team until Australia’s penultimate match, against Great Britain in Wigan. O’Meley scored a try from the interchange bench on debut but Australia lost the match 24-12. The tough, bald-headed prop then savoured Australia’s 44-4 thrashing of the Lions in the final a fortnight later before finishing the tour with the international match against the USA in Philadelphia. Since then he has become a mainstay of the NSW and Australian Test teams during the 2005-06 seasons.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NRL Premiership | 201 | 18 | - | - | 72 | 105 | 94 | 2 | 52.24% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 10 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
City vs Country | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 38.46% | List | ||||
Tri-Nations | 11 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
Anzac Tests | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Anzac Cup | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Super League | 83 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 44 | 35 | 4 | 53.01% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
Super League Finals | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 2004-06 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.57% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 2004 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW | 2001-02, 2004, 2006 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
NSW City | 2002, 2004, 2008-09 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
Overall | 2001-2009 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
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NRL Premiership - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
North Sydney | NRL 1999 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 16 | 0 | 27.27% | List | |||
Northern Eagles | NRL 2000 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | |||
Northern Eagles | NRL 2001 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 11 | 1 | 42.86% | List | |||
Bulldogs | NRL 2002 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 78.57% | List | |||
Bulldogs | NRL 2003 | 23 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 60.87% | List | |||
Bulldogs | NRL 2004 | 23 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 82.61% | List | |||
Bulldogs | NRL 2005 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42.86% | List | |||
Bulldogs | NRL 2006 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |||
Bulldogs | NRL 2007 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 43.75% | List | |||
Sydney | NRL 2008 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 62.50% | List | |||
Sydney | NRL 2009 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.18% | List | |||
NRL Premiership - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
North Sydney | 1999 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 16 | 0 | 27.27% | List | |||
Northern Eagles | 2000-01 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 20 | 1 | 38.24% | List | |||
Bulldogs | 2002-07 | 110 | 16 | - | - | 64 | 69 | 40 | 1 | 62.73% | List | |||
Sydney | 2008-09 | 35 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 48.57% | List | |||
Overall | 1999-2009 | 201 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 105 | 94 | 2 | 52.24% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Hull FC | 2010 | 22 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 54.55% | List | |||
Hull FC | 2011 | 27 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 48.15% | List | |||
Hull FC | 2012 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 71.43% | List | |||
Hull FC | 2013 | 27 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 51.85% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Hull FC | 2010-13 | 90 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 48 | 38 | 4 | 53.33% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
Your Say
05/07/2020
Personal fave of mine. Love the Ogre!!!
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