[Article 19844]Vale Bernie KELLY.

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1937-2026.

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Wests Player Number 567 (1958)

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Bernie played 48 games including 23 First Grade appearances from 1958 to 1960.
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Bernie played in Wests 1958 Grand Final team that were beaten by St George.
At the end of the 1960 season Bernie left Wests to play for Quirindi in the Group 21 competition.
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From Quirindi Bernie was chosen to play for Country Seconds in the annual  Sydney V Country games.
Note two ex Wests team mates were in the Sydney II team.
For the record Country 5 drew with Sydney 5.
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Photo taken at Wests training at Pratten Park before the 1958 Grand Final.
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“Think where mans’ glory most begins and ends
And say my glory was I had such friends” – Yeats



 

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