Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- William Keato
- Born
- Sunday, 3rd November, 1918
- Died
- Monday, 8th October, 2012 (Aged 93 years and 339 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Alan Keato
Biography
Goal-kicking fullback went straight into first grade at Wests without playing junior league. Keato was the season's leading point-scorer in 1947 (65g - 130pts) and 1949 (1t, 80g - 163pts) and kicked six goals in the club's 21-15 loss to Souths in the 1950 grand final despite being heavily concussed. The greatest point-scorer in the history of the Wests club he retired the following year and later became treasurer of the club before rising to the position of club secretary in 1974.
- 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.
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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 119 | 6 | 379 | - | 776 | 55 | 61 | 3 | 46.22% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 5 | - | 19 | - | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| City Cup | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 120 | 6 | 383 | - | 784 | 57 | 65 | 3 | 47.50% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1947 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1947 | 1 | - | 8 | - | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1947 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1938 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1939 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1940 | 12 | 1 | 20 | - | 43 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1941 | 6 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.67% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1942 | 7 | - | 16 | - | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.29% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1944 | 4 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1946 | 14 | - | 42 | - | 84 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1947 | 17 | - | 65 | - | 130 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 58.82% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1948 | 15 | 1 | 48 | - | 99 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 86.67% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1949 | 17 | 1 | 80 | - | 163 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 64.71% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1950 | 20 | 2 | 87 | - | 180 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 55.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Western Suburbs | 1938-42, 1944, 1946-50 | 119 | 6 | 379 | - | 776 | 55 | 61 | 3 | 46.22% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Wests Archives, Paul Carter
Sources:
2006 Official Rugby League Annual
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