Mal Creevey

Mal Creevey (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.

Mal Creevey

Personal information
Full name	Malcolm Creevey
Born	27 December 1956 Sydney, Australia
Died	1983
Playing information
Position	Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1976–80 Canterbury-Bankstown 12 10 0 0 30 1981 Balmain 6 1 0 0 3 1982–83 Illawarra 32 4 0 0 14 Total 50 15 0 0 47
As of 27 February 2019 Source: [1]

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 89

Death

Creevey was killed in a car accident in 1993.[5]

References

1. "Mal Creevey – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
3. "Illawarra Steelers kicked off 30 years ago". Illawarra Mercury.
4. "No such thing as a free punch". Sydney Morning Herald.
5. I played with Mal at South Perth