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Keato returned to Sydney in early 1946 after being released from the services. The next year he was forced to appeal against a decision that he should be playing for
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said of Keato, "A prodigious goalkicker, Keato booted what were called "flag waggers" from the sideline and halfway, often in the mud and against the wind, in the 1938-to-1950 era, when goals, rather than tries, decided games." He also said Keato, "won more matches for the
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that left Brown sidelined with a broken collarbone. He said that his "first playing bonus for the season was £13", £3 of which was spent on boots. He was known to take great care with his boots, referring to the right as his "tradesman," and the left as the "labourer's boot." He would sometimes
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team of the century, and was made a life member of the
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change boots at half time and for certain games, such as the 1950 semi-final, he would bring 3 right boots to the match. He played just four games from 1943 to 1945. His younger brother
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1302:Eric Simms
1296:Eric Simms
1266:Don Parish
1242:Harry Bath
1218:Ron Rowles
1212:Ron Rowles
1206:Ron Rowles
1200:Bill Keato
1194:Bill Keato
1182:Pat Devery
1110:Dave Brown
1104:Dave Brown
1086:Jack Lynch
1026:Rex Norman
893:Jeff Smith
881:Don Milton
869:Jack Walsh
818:Col Hudson
812:Bill Keato
733:References
581:12 October
469:23 October
388:19 October
333:12 October
211:Dave Brown
22:Bill Keato
1170:Dick Dunn
1080:Jim Craig
1074:Jim Craig
1062:Alf Blair
607:7 January
551:7 January
521:7 January
417:3 January
282:Footnotes
193:player."
1176:Tom Kirk
1164:Tom Kirk
1158:Tom Kirk
1140:Tom Kirk
1128:Tom Kirk
1092:Les Mead
795:squad -
547:. Sydney
413:. Sydney
356:. Sydney
186:fullback
159:Source:
129:1938–50
81:Fullback
77:Position
891:Coach:
716:Sources
703:30 June
655:25 July
629:25 July
360:11 July
244:Magpies
232:Balmain
1593:&
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1482:(ARL)
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248:Souths
96:Years
1647:2023
1641:2022
1635:2021
1629:2020
1623:2019
1617:2018
1611:2017
1605:2016
1599:2015
1589:2014
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1000:1917
994:1916
988:1915
982:1914
976:1913
970:1912
964:1911
958:1910
952:1909
946:1908
677:3 May
260:Clive
207:Easts
99:Team
91:Club
1486:(SL)
885:13.
879:12.
873:11.
867:10.
705:2010
679:2010
657:2009
631:2009
609:2012
583:2012
553:2012
523:2012
490:ISBN
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445:2010
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362:2009
335:2012
216:Alan
149:776
143:379
137:119
54:Died
42:Born
861:9.
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841:6.
835:5.
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826:(c)
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