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Kristopher Keating (born 26 November 1988), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played as a or .


Background

Keating was born in
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains ...
. He is the younger brother of
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player Matt Keating. Keating attended
Westfields Sports High School , motto_translation = Courage and Valour , established = , location = 406A Hamilton Road, Fairfield West, Western Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , type = Government-funded co-educational comprehensiv ...
, and in 2005 played for the Australian Schoolboys team.


Career

After the sudden departure of
Brett Finch Brett John Finch (born 20 August 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative half back, he played in the National Rugby League for Austr ...
in early April 2009, Keating was rushed into the starting side for the
Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
, playing the role of stand-off. Due to his small stature and quick acceleration, opposition defenders had trouble tackling him, and he successfully broke the defensive line on numerous occasions during his first-grade
NRL The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
career. He broke his jaw in Round 10 in 2009 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and couldn't make a comeback in the same season. In 2010 he was named on the bench and came on for some short stints at . After a poor display from
Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
’ early rounds, some changes were made and Kris Keating was named in the starting squad playing in the stand-off position. In succession to his form he was called up to the representative grades, playing stand-off for his City of Origin. In June 2010, Keating signed with the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilita ...
starting from 2011. Keating played in the 2012 NRL grand final for Canterbury against Melbourne which Melbourne won 14-4. After the departure of talismanic scrum-half captain
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from
Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challenge ...
at the end of the 2013 Super League season. Kris Keating was signed by the
Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challenge ...
for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons. Keating only missed four games in the 2014 season, he missed two successive games because of injury, against
Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...
on Good Friday and a fixture against the
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on Easter Monday respectively. Keating was also dropped from the
Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challenge ...
squad because of poor form, for the trip to the capital to visit the
London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England. The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
. He also missed
Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challenge ...
’ final game of the 2014 Super League season, against the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. Kris scored 5 tries in 24 appearances in 2014, his début and last season in the Super League. On 8 November 2014, Keating signed a 1-year contract with the
St. George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...
starting in 2015. On 30 April 2015, Keating was granted a release from his
St. George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...
contract to take up opportunities elsewhere at Sydney Survivors.


References


External links


Parramatta Eels profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keating, Kristopher 1988 births Living people Australian rugby league players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Hull Kingston Rovers players Illawarra Cutters players Junior Kangaroos players New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players New South Wales Residents rugby league team players Parramatta Eels players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Sydney Wentworthville Magpies players