Mark O'Meley

Mark O'Meley

Personal information
Born	(1981-05-22) 22 May 1981 (age 35) West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1999 North Sydney Bears 22 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Northern Eagles 34 0 0 0 0 2002–07 Canterbury Bulldogs 110 16 0 0 64 2008–09 Sydney Roosters 35 2 0 0 8 2010–13 Hull F.C. 90 13 0 0 52 Total 291 31 0 0 124 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2002–09 City Origin 4 0 0 0 0 2001–06 New South Wales 10 0 0 0 0 2004–06 Australia 15 3 0 0 12 2011 Exiles 1 0 0 0 0

Mark O'Meley (born 22 May 1981 in West Wyalong, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for Hull F.C. of Super League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he previously played in the National Rugby League for the North Sydney Bears, the ill-fated Northern Eagles, the Bulldogs (with whom he won the 2004 NRL premiership), and the Sydney Roosters.

O'Meley played with the Northern Lakes Warriors (previously Munmorah Maulers) on the New South Wales' Central Coast.

O'Meley, nicknamed the Ogre or "Shrek" for his shaved head and burly figure, was first selected to represent New South Wales as a front-rower for game II of the 2001 State of Origin series. He has also represented in the 2002, 2004 and 2006 Origin series.

O'Meley played for the Bulldogs at prop forward in their 2004 NRL grand final victory over cross-town rivals, the Sydney Roosters.

O'Meley was selected in the Australian team to go and compete in the end of season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. In his first game, he scored one try. In the final against Great Britain he played from the interchange bench in the Kangaroos' 44-4 victory.