Greg Mackey
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Born |
Sydney, Australia[1] | 20 October 1961|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
24 September 2014 52) Sydney, Australia[1] | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] |
Greg "Bluey" Mackey (20 October 1961 – 24 September 2014) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. Mackey played at club level for South Sydney Rabbitohs for three seasons between 1980-1983, Illawarra Steelers for five seasons between 1984-1988, Paris Châtillon XIII, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for one season in 1989, Warrington (twice), Huddersfield and Hull, usually as a five-eighth or halfback,[2] and was Captain of Hull during the 1990–91, and 1991–92 seasons.[3]
Mackey played scrum-half/halfback in Warrington's 24-16 victory over Oldham in the 1989 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 14 October 1989.
Mackey played scrum-half/halfback in Warrington's 10-40 defeat by Wigan in the 1994–95 Regal Trophy Final during the 1994–95 season at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 28 January 1995.[4]
Mackey played scrum-half/halfback, was captain, and was man of the match, winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy in Hull's 14-4 victory over Widnes in the Premiership Final during the 1990–91 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 12 May 1991.[2]
Mackey played in Warrington's 0-24 defeat by Australia on the 1994 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Wednesday 9 November 1994.
Mackey died on 24 September 2014. He had been battling cancer.[5]
References
- 1 2 Hadfield, Dave (3 October 2014). "Greg Mackey: Commanding Australian rugby league half-back who won major honours with both Warrington and Hull". The Independent. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ "28th January 1995: Warrington 10 Wigan 40 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Tributes pour in for Warrington great Greg Mackey who died on Wednesday". warringtonguardian.co.uk. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.