Mick Neil

Michael Neil
Personal information
Full name Michael Neil
Born (1964-04-29) 29 April 1964
Sydney, New South Wales
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Halfback

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–1986 Western Suburbs Magpies 47 7 0 0 28
1987–1991 Balmain Tigers 85 17 0 0 68
1992–1993 Illawarra Steelers 23 2 0 0 8
1994 Balmain Tigers 12 0 0 0 0
Total 167 26 0 0 104
Source: [1]

Michael Neil (born 29 April 1964) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. He played for Western Suburbs, Balmain and Illawarra. He played at either halfback or five-eighth.

Career

Neil made his first grade debut in the 1983 season for Western Suburbs. In 1987, Neil joined Balmain and played in consecutive losing grand finals for the club in 1988 and 1989. In the 1989 grand final, Neil was ankle tapped by Canberra player Mal Meninga when he looked certain to score what would have been the match winning try for Balmain. Balmain went on to lose the match in what has been described by many as one of the greatest rugby league grand finals of all time. In 1992, Neil joined Illawarra and was part of the side which made it all the way to the preliminary final but lost 4-0 to St George. In 1994, Neil rejoined Balmain and was part of the side which collected the wooden spoon that year. At the end of 1994, Neil retired from rugby league. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Michael Neil - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Finals Flashback: 1989 Canberra vs Balmain". 3 October 2014.
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