Graeme David “Snake” O’Grady

HERITAGE No: 704

BIRTH: 14 August 1953

Kenebri (Baradine), NSW

OCCUPATION: Labourer, 1977, 1980; Linesman, 1981

RESIDENCE: Passefield St Liverpool South, NSW, 1977; South St Rydalmere, NSW, 1980

GAME HISTORY

Ingleburn RSL 1965, 1967 (U/13’s to U/14’s)
Liverpool City 1968, 1969 (U/15’s to U/16’s)
Liverpool RSL RL 1970
Liverpool RL (Second Division Reserve Grade) 1971, 1972 (U/19’s)
Parramatta RL President’s Cup 1972
Parramatta RL 3^rd Grade 1972
Wests RL U/23’s 1973
Wests RL 2^nd Grade 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
Wests RL First Grade 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
Wests Wollongong RL 1975
Illawarra RL Firsts AMCO Cup 1975
Newtown RL 1980, 1981, 1982
Newtown RL Pre Season Cup 1980, 1981
Newtown RL Tooth Cup 1980, 1981
Newtown RL KB Cup 1982
NSW RL State of Origin (Reserve DNP)
St George RL 1983, 1984, 1985
St George RL v Souths RL (Charity Shield) 1985
St George RL Panasonic Cup 1984, 1985
Cudgen RL 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Cudgen RL (Coach)
Country RL Firsts Panasonic Cup 1986
Northern Rivers RL v New Zealand RL 1987
Lismore South RL 1991, 1992, 1993
Lismore South RL (Coach)
Wests RL Team of the 1970’s (Five-Eighth)
Illawarra RL Player of the Year 1975
Cudgen Leagues Club (Director) 1996-2020
Cudgen JRL (Life Member)
Tweed Byron Group 18 Junior Rugby League Life Member
President Cudgen JRL President 1995-2018

Graeme

Wests Archive would like to thank Graeme O’Grady for generously contributing his time and information in the preparation of this profile.

Graeme was from the small town of Kenebri about 20 kilometres north of Baradine, NSW deep in the Pilliga Scrub. The area is semi-arid and was best known for timber getting and railway sleeper cutting.

The Pilliga is known for two legends, the first being the Pilliga Yowie, and secondly Graeme O’Grady.

His family remained in the district until the mid-1960’s, before coming to Sydney and settling at Macquarie Fields. Graeme attended Ingleburn High School and initially played junior rugby league for the local Ingleburn RSL club.

As a junior he went on and played with Liverpool City, Liverpool RSL and then the Liverpool Second Division Club