Mal Creevey
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| Full name | Malcolm Creevey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1956 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1983 (aged 26–27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mal Creevey (27 December 1956 – 1983) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. Creevey was a foundation player for Illawarra playing in the club's first season.
Background[]
Creevey was born in Sydney, Australia and played his junior rugby league for Greenacre.
Playing career[]
Creevey made his first grade debut for Canterbury against Newtown. Creevey played with Canterbury up until the end of the 1980 season and missed out on playing in the club's premiership victory over Eastern Suburbs in the 1980 NSWRL grand final.[2]
In 1981, Creevey joined Balmain but it was an unsuccessful season for the club as they finished last on the table claiming the wooden spoon.
In 1982, Creevey joined newly admitted Illawarra and played in the club's first season featuring in 22 games. Creevey played a total of 32 games for Illawarra over 2 seasons.[3][4] He moved to Perth Western Australia where he captain coached the South Perth Lions in 1989 and 1992, taking them to the Grand Final in 1989.[citation needed]
Death[]
Creevey was killed in a car accident in 1983.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Mal Creevey – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
- ^ "Illawarra Steelers kicked off 30 years ago". Illawarra Mercury.
- ^ "No such thing as a free punch". Sydney Morning Herald.
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