{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Obe Geia |fullname = Obadiah Geia |image = |caption = |country = |position = {{rlp|WG}} |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|2|15|df=yes}} |birth_place = Townsville, Queensland, Australia |height = {{convert|178|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|78|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |club1 = North Qld Cowboys |year1start = 2008 |year1end = |appearances1 = 2 |tries1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 0 |retired = yes |source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/obe-geia/summary.html RLP]</ref> |updated = 7 February 2019 }}

'''Obadiah "Obe" Geia''' (born 12 February 1989, in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s. He played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL), as a {{rlp|wg}}.<ref name="North Queensland Cowboys profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.cowboys.com.au/players.php?comp=TOYOTA%20CUP%202008&id=95|title=North Queensland Cowboys profile|publisher=North Queensland Cowboys|date=2008-03-26|accessdate=2008-03-26|archive-date=22 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722020200/http://www.cowboys.com.au/players.php?comp=TOYOTA%20CUP%202008&id=95|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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.<ref name="North Queensland Cowboys profile"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2008/03/27/11737_cowboysphoto.html|title=Geia set to live dream|last=Stewart|first=Antony|date=27 March 2008|work=Townsville Bulletin|accessdate=9 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="Australian Schoolboys">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|title=Australian Schoolboys|publisher=Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League|date=2007-10-10|accessdate=2008-04-04|archive-date=31 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131030043/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/10/23/179431_news.html|title=A test of talent uncovers Palm youngsters|last=Alston|first=Josh|date=23 October 2010|work=Townsville Bulletin|accessdate=9 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/other-sports/list/one-hit-wonders-players-who-lasted-just-one-season-in-the-nrl/11r2phs9neqr51vwisvwwew40x/1/|title=One Hit Wonders|website=Sporting News}}{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

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