Greg Mackey Explained

Greg Mackey
Birth Date:20 October 1961
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Death Place:Sydney, Australia
Club1:South Sydney
Year1start:1980
Year1end:83
Appearances1:28
Tries1:6
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:18
Year2start:1983
Year2end:84
Club3:Illawarra Steelers
Year3start:1984
Year3end:88
Appearances3:105
Tries3:29
Goals3:3
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:122
Year4start:1989
Appearances4:14
Tries4:4
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:16
Club5:Warrington
Year5start:1989
Year5end:90
Appearances5:9
Tries5:2
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:3
Points5:11
Club6:Hull FC
Year6start:1989
Year6end:92
Appearances6:95
Tries6:18
Goals6:0
Fieldgoals6:6
Points6:78
Club7:Warrington
Year7start:1992
Year7end:96
Appearances7:114
Tries7:17
Goals7:4
Fieldgoals7:17
Points7:93
Club8:Huddersfield Giants
Year8start:1996
Appearances8:20
Tries8:3
Goals8:0
Fieldgoals8:3
Points8:15
Retired:yes
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 and 1983, Illawarra Steelers for five seasons between 1984 and 1988,[3] Paris Châtillon XIII, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for one season in 1989, Warrington (twice) (Heritage № 891), Huddersfield and Hull FC (Heritage № 847), usually as a or,[2] and was Captain of Hull during the 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons.[4]

Playing career

Warrington

Mackey played in Warrington's 24–16 victory over Oldham in the 1989 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 14 October 1989.

Between 1992 and 1995, Mackey made a club record 98 consecutive appearances for Warrington.[5]

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 played 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.[6]

Hull FC

Mackey played, 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]

Illness and death

Mackey was diagnosed with bowel cancer in December 2011. He died after suffering a heart attack on 24 September 2014, aged 52.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hadfield. Dave. Greg Mackey: Commanding Australian rugby league half-back who won major honours with both Warrington and Hull. The Independent. 8 December 2014. 3 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition)
  4. Web site: Coaches and Captains. hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. 1 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Greg Mackey - Warrington's record breaker . Warrington Guardian . 23 December 2023 . 10 July 2014.
  6. Web site: 28th January 1995: Warrington 10 Wigan 40 (Regal Trophy Final). wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. 1 January 2015. 14 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151036/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2931. dead.
  7. Web site: Australia rugby league star Greg Mackey dies at the age of 52 . The Guardian . 23 December 2023 . 24 September 2014.