Greg Mackey
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1] | 20 October 1961|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 September 2014 Sydney, Australia[1] | (aged 52)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 who played in 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, [3] Paris Châtillon XIII, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for one season in 1989, Warrington (twice), Huddersfield and Hull FC, usually as a five-eighth or halfback,[2] and was Captain of Hull during the 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons.[4]
Mackey played scrum-half 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 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.[5]
Mackey played scrum-half, was captain, and was man of the match, winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy in Hull FC'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, 26 days short of his 53rd birthday. He had been battling cancer.[6]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
- ^ "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.
External links
- Statistics at thebulldogs.com.au
- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → PastPlayers → M at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com
- 'Rusty Steelers' reunite
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1961 births
- 2014 deaths
- Australian rugby league players
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Hull F.C. players
- Illawarra Steelers players
- Deaths from cancer in New South Wales
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league locks
- South Sydney Rabbitohs players
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Warrington Wolves players
- Widnes Vikings players
- Australian rugby league biography, 1960s birth stubs