About Jack O'Reilly
Jack O'Reilly was a rugby league player and rugby league coach.
Jack O'Reilly was an Australian rugby league player and coach for the North Sydney Bears.
O'Reilly was the son of athlete Bill O'Reilly, who held a long-standing national record for the hammer throw.
A utility, O'Reilly competed in first-grade for North Sydney from 1926 to 1930, making sporadic appearances as either a three-quarter or lock. He coached North Sydney to a third grade premiership in 1937, then in 1940 steered them to a reserves premiership. In the 1942 NSWRFL season, O'Reilly served as North Sydney's first-grade coach.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jack O'Reilly. https://biography.guide/jack-o-reilly-rugby-league-player/
MLA: "Jack O'Reilly." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jack-o-reilly-rugby-league-player/.
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