Obe Geia
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Obadiah "Obe" Geia, born 12 February 1989 in Townsville, Queensland
) is an Australian rugby league
player who played for the North Queensland Cowboys
in the National Rugby League
(NRL). His usual position is on the wing.
While attending Kirwan State High School
he played for the Australian schoolboys
side, and was the team's top try-scorer on the 2006 tour of Great Britain. He went on to play two matches for the North Queensland Cowboys
in the NRL, becoming the first person from the Aboriginal community of Palm Island
to do so. An annual schoolboy rugby league tournament is held on Palm Island in his name.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
) is an Australian rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who played for the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
(NRL). His usual position is on the wing.
While attending Kirwan State High School
Kirwan State High School
Kirwan State High School is a coeducational state school located in Kirwan, Queensland, Australia, approximately from the Townsville CBD. It has 2,304 students and over 120 teaching staff, making it the biggest high school in the state and the largest in North Queensland and The former Thuringowa...
he played for the Australian schoolboys
Australian schoolboys
The Australian Schoolboys refer to junior teams that represent Australia in various sports. The name is mainly used in rugby league, rugby union and baseball...
side, and was the team's top try-scorer on the 2006 tour of Great Britain. He went on to play two matches for the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
in the NRL, becoming the first person from the Aboriginal community of Palm Island
Palm Island, Queensland
Palm Island is an Aboriginal community located on Great Palm Island, also called by the Aboriginal name "Bwgcolman", an island on the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland, Australia The settlement is also known by a variety of other names including "the Mission", Palm Island Settlement or Palm...
to do so. An annual schoolboy rugby league tournament is held on Palm Island in his name.