{"id":766819,"date":"2026-06-29T01:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T01:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/766819\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T01:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T01:41:13","slug":"nrl-2026-oryn-keeley-leaves-dolphins-to-join-melbourne-storm-effective-immediately-june-30-deadline-transfer-news-and-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/766819\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL 2026: Oryn Keeley leaves Dolphins to join Melbourne Storm effective immediately, June 30 deadline, transfer news and rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NRL\u2019s June 30 transfer chaos has kicked off with the Melbourne Storm confirming now former Dolphins second rower Oryn Keeley will join the club effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Watch every game of every round of the NRL Premiership LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/nrl?extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkleague-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-nrl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Keeley had already agreed to link up with the Storm on a two-year deal from the 2027 season, but has been granted an early release after struggling for playing time at the Dolphins. <\/p>\n<p>Keeley has played 28 games for the Dolphins since making his NRL debut in 2022 at the Knights, having come through Newcastle\u2019s pathways. <\/p>\n<p>Injuries tested the Dolphins\u2019 depth in 2025 and Keeley emerged as a key figure in their forward pack, playing 16 games. But he has managed just the six appearances in an ultra-competitive Dolphins squad this year and will instead bolster Melbourne\u2019s pack as last year\u2019s grand finalists make a late push towards the top eight.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Football Frank Ponissi said the club was \u201cdelighted\u201d to have Keeley on deck ahead of the Round 18 bye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a quality young player and having him arrive earlier than expected is a great outcome for both the club and Oryn,\u201d Ponissi added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank the Dolphins for working with us to facilitate his early release and look forward to welcoming Oryn and his partner Cloe to Melbourne.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins also confirmed Keeley\u2019s immediate departure in a statement, thanking him for his contribution to the club.<\/p>\n<p>Keeley could be just the first of several players to switch clubs before the June 30 deadline, with the Warriors expected to nab Luke Laulilii from the Tigers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NRL\u2019s June 30 transfer chaos has kicked off with the Melbourne Storm confirming now former Dolphins second&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766820,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-766819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}