| Peter Kelly | |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 1959 |
| Height: | 180cm (70inches) |
| Weight: | 96kg (212lb) |
| Retired: | yes |
| Club1: | Newtown Jets |
| Year1start: | 1982 |
| Year1end: | 83 |
| Appearances1: | 33 |
| Tries1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 17 |
| Year2start: | 1984 |
| Year2end: | 87 |
| Appearances2: | 69 |
| Tries2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 8 |
| Year3start: | 1988 |
| Year3end: | 90 |
| Appearances3: | 40 |
| Tries3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 4 |
| Teama: | NSW Country |
| Yearastart: | 1983 |
| Yearaend: | 89 |
| Appearancesa: | 4 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Teamb: | New South Wales |
| Yearbstart: | 1989 |
| Appearancesb: | 2 |
| Triesb: | 0 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 0 |
| Source: | [1] |
| Updated: | 24 October 2019 |
Peter Kelly (born 17 September 1959[2]) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Originating from the New South Wales south coast town of Eden, he played front-row forward in the NSWRL Premiership for Newtown, Canterbury-Bankstown and the Penrith Panthers. A noted "hard man" he won two premierships with Canterbury and was a two-time New South Wales State of Origin representative.
Kelly was selected to represent New South Wales in the front-row for games II and III of the 1989 State of Origin series.
Kelly appeared in three Grand Finals for Canterbury, the two Premiership-winning teams of 1984 and 1985, and the 1986 runners-up. Kelly was man of the match in the 1984 NSWRL Grand Final and in retrospect was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal during rugby league's centenary celebrations in 2008.[3]