Noel Kelly

No Magpies Hall of Fame could possibly exist without Ned. Equally at home at Hooker or Prop at Club or Test level, Kelly was a hard man on the field and a larrikin off it. The Australian Team of the Century Hooker is every Magpie’s favourite Queenslander. The young Ipswich star had already established himself as a Kangaroo tourist before he joined Wests in 1961. Once here, he became the backbone of the Magpies until his retirement in 1969. He became the first forward to make three Kangaroo tours in 1967. Ned was selected in the prestigious Australian Rugby League Team of the Century in 2008.