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Line 23: \|club2 = [[Sydney Roosters]] \|year2start = 2017 \|year2end = ~~2024~~24 \|appearances2 = ~~166~~168 \|tries2 = 36 \|goals2 = 6 \|fieldgoals2 = 6 \|points2 = 162 \| club3 = {{nowrap\|[[Catalans Dragons]]}} \| year3start = 2025 \| year3end = present \| appearances3 = 0 \| tries3 = 0 \| goals3 = 0 \| fieldgoals3 = 0 \| points3 = 0 \|teamA = [[Australia national rugby league team\|Australia]] \|yearAstart = 2018 Line 38 ⟶ 46: \|pointsA = 0 \|teamB = [[New South Wales rugby league team\|New South Wales]] \|yearBstart = 2020- \|appearancesB = 1 \|triesB = 0 Line 54 ⟶ 62: \|retired = \|source = <ref name="rugbyleagueproject1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/luke-keary/summary.html\|title=Luke Keary – Career Stats & Summary\|publisher=Rugby League Project\|access-date=2015-12-23}}</ref> \| updated = 133 ~~September~~October 2024 }} ~~\|club3=[[Catalans Dragons]]\|year3start=2025\|year3end=present\|tries3=0\|goals3=0\|fieldgoals3=0\|points3=0\|appearances3=0}}~~ '''Luke Keary''' (born 3 February 1992) is a professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp\|fe}} or {{rlp\|hb}} for the [[~~Sydney~~Catalans ~~Roosters~~Dragons]] in the [[~~National Rugby~~Super League]] and ~~[[Australia national rugby league team~~{{rlnt\|~~Australia]] and [[~~Ireland ~~national rugby league team\|Ireland]]~~}} at international level. Keary previously played for the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]], with whom he won the [[2014 NRL Grand Final\|2014 NRL Premiership]]. Keary won the [[Clive Churchill Medal]] in 2018 and the [[2018 NRL Grand Final]] and [[2019 NRL Grand Final]] with the [[Sydney Roosters]]. Line 75 ⟶ 83: ===2014=== In February, Keary was selected for the Rabbitohs inaugural [[2014 Auckland Nines]] squad. Keary was preparing his breakout year but it was ruined early due to a torn pectoral muscle injury in the Nines.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/squads-auckland-nines/\|title=Squads For Auckland Nines\|publisher=Rugby League Week\|date=2014-02-14\|access-date=2015-12-23\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115214258/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/squads-auckland-nines/\|archive-date=15 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/rabbitoh-luke-keary-to-miss-bulk-of-2014-nrl-season-following-surgery/story-e6frf3uu-1226830600092\|title=Rabbitoh Luke Leary to Miss Bulk of 2014 NRL Season Following Surgery\|publisher=Fox Sports\|location=Australia\|access-date=2015-12-23}}</ref> Keary made his return to the South Sydney team in Round 17 against the Gold Coast Titans, scoring a try in the clubs 14-10 shock loss.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/winning-ugly-just-fine-for-desperate-titans-as-they-beat-south-sydney/story-fnca0von-1226981048094\|title=Winning Ugly Just Fine for Desperate Titans As They Beat South Sydney\|publisher=The Australian\|access-date=2015-12-23}}</ref> On 5 October, in the [[2014 NRL Grand Final]] against ~~the~~ [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs\|Canterbury]], Keary played at [[Rugby league positions#Five-eighth\|five-eighth]] in the 30–6 victory.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/south-sydney-rabbitohs-win-2014-nrl-grand-final-defeating-canterbury-bulldogs-306/story-fni3fbgz-1227080755667\|title=Rabbitohs Win 2014 NRL Grand Final\|website=The Daily Telegraph\|location=Sydney\|access-date=2015-12-23\|date=5 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nrl.com/rabbitohs-grand-final-player-ratings/tabid/10874/newsid/82375/default.aspx\|title=Rabbitohs Grand Final Player Ratings\|publisher=National Rugby League\|date=2014-10-05\|access-date=2015-12-23}}</ref> Keary finished the [[2014 NRL season\|season]] with 3 tries from 12 matches. ===2015=== Line 127 ⟶ 135: === 2024 === On 29 April, it was announced that Keary was expected to announce his decision to retire from the NRL at the end of the 2024 season, later in the afternoon Keary announced his official retirement from the game after 12 seasons in the top grade.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Chammas \|first=Michael \|date=2024-04-29 \|title=Roosters star Keary makes shock decision to retire \|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/roosters-star-keary-makes-shock-decision-to-retire-20240426-p5fmv5.html \|access-date=2024-04-29 \|website=The Age \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-04-29 \|title=Luke Keary announces his retirement \|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2024/04/29/luke-keary-announces-his-retirement/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR06FpT98o7I3XTr_Xukfk8yyi86QFY6uRIxvU78imNltKRXOVhcIsB16ws_aem_AafvFFD9Vmc_VoERoqDIdOCc48-3oUa3NnuMvUkEkXX15KVZ0PpwX79R4YXKENY6qni4hJECwTatXMMCxMeGi9dp \|access-date=2024-04-29 \|website=Sydney Roosters \|language=en}}</ref> On 17 June, Keary announced he had changed his mind about retirement signing a deal to join the [[Catalans Dragons]] in the Super League starting in 2025.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-sydney-roosters-luke-keary-backflip-catalans-dragons-super-league-2025-squad-salary-cap-brandon-smith/news-story/830497946a65e0f167a9766d18f8e8a9/\|title=Exclusive: Keary’s double backflip as Roosters playmaker signs with Super League club\|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|website=Betfred Super League\|date=12 Jul 2024\|accessdate=3 Oct 2024\|title=DRAGONS SIGN KEARY FOR 2025\|url=https://www.superleague.co.uk/article/4362/dragons-sign-keary-for-2025}}</ref> Keary played a total of 26 games for the Sydney Roosters in the 2024 NRL season as they finished third and qualified for the finals. Keary played in the clubs preliminary final loss against Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news-2024-sydney-roosters-season-review-the-mole-analysis-20241001-p5kesz.html/\|title=The Mole's end of season review: Maligned signing suddenly looms as Roosters saviour after exodus, injuries\|website=www.nine.com.au}}</ref> == Representative career == Keary's [[State of Origin series\|State of Origin]] eligibility was a point of discussion within the media due to his being born and raised, for the first 10 years of his life, in [[Ipswich, Queensland]]. He spent the following eight years in [[Sydney]], before returning to Queensland for another two years. In 2014, Keary wrote to then [[National Rugby League\|NRL]] CEO Dave Smith requesting that he be considered a Queenslander for future representative opportunities.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-06/qrl-backs-origin-eligibility-review/5434224\|title=Queensland Rugby League chairman backs Mal Meninga's call for State of Origin eligibility review\|website=ABC\|date=6 May 2014}}</ref> The request was denied and the 2012 eligibility rules were upheld. Keary made his international debut for [[Australia national rugby league team\|Australia]] in 2018 against New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/keary-shakes-off-concussion-to-leave-tongans-with-headache-20181019-p50aq0.html\|title=Keary shakes off concussion to leave Tongans with headache\|website=The Sydney Morning Herald\|date=19 October 2018}}</ref> In 2020, he was selected to make his [[State of Origin series\|State of Origin]] debut for New South Wales in Game I1.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/i-m-very-comfortable-with-nsw-keary-laughs-off-maroons-claim-20201029-p569ui.html\|title='I'm very comfortable with NSW': Keary laughs off Maroons claim\|website=The Sydney Morning Herald\|date=29 October 2020}}</ref> Following New South Wales upset loss in Game 1 of the [[2020 State of Origin series]] against Queensland, Keary was cut from the New South Wales squad for Game 2 and was not selected for Game 3 as the Blues suffered a shock 2–1 series defeat, with his "successor" at South Sydney, [[Cody Walker (rugby league)\|Cody Walker]] playing Games 2 & 3 in the 6 jersey.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/nov/18/state-of-origin-game-3-qld-maroons-v-nsw-blues-live-scores-queensland-teams-results-kick-off-start-time-2020-series-decider-dates-news-updates-suncorp-stadium/\|title=State of Origin 2020 game 3: Qld Maroons beat NSW Blues – as it happened\|newspaper=The Guardian\|date=18 November 2020\|last1=Howcroft\|first1=Jonathan}}</ref> Line 244 ⟶ 253: \|- !2024 \|726 \|14 \|13 \| \| \| \|22 \| \| Line 269 ⟶ 278: \|- class="sortbottom" ! colspan="2" \| Career totals ! ~~212~~231 ! 4548 ! 46 ! — ! 6 ! ~~194~~210 ! 84 ! 51 Line 290 ⟶ 299: *[https://www.nrl.com/players/rugby-league-world-cup/ireland/luke-keary/ Ireland profile] {{~~Sydney~~Catalans ~~Roosters~~Dragons squad}} {{South Sydney Rabbitohs squad - 2014 NRL premiers}} {{South Sydney Rabbitohs - 2015 World Club Challenge winners}} Line 308 ⟶ 317: [[Category:Australian rugby league players]] [[Category:Burleigh Bears players]] [[Category:Catalans Dragons players]] [[Category:Clive Churchill Medal winners]] [[Category:Ireland national rugby league team players]]