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Michael Speechley
Personal information
Full nameMichael Speechley
Born (1964-04-29) 29 April 1964 (age 60)[1]
Playing information
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (12 st 0 lb)[1]
PositionFive-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983 Newtown Jets 16 5 1 0 22
1984–85 South Sydney Rabbitohs 4 0 0 0 0
1986–92 Cronulla Sharks 120 13 0 4 56
1994–95 Parramatta Eels 33 2 0 0 8
Total 173 20 1 4 86
Source: RLP

Michael Speechley (born 29 April 1964) is an Australian former professional rugby league player for the Newtown Jets, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Cronulla Sharks and the Parramatta Eels. His career spanned thirteen seasons in first-grade Australian competition. He primarily played at five-eighth.

Speechley was nicknamed The Lawnmower by a commentator in reference to his tackling technique.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Gary Lester (editor) (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 56. ISBN 0-909558-83-3. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)