Mick Veivers

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 12th August, 1939
Current Age
84 years and 258 days
Place Of Birth
Southport, Queensland, Australia

Known Family Links

Cousin
Phil Veivers
Uncle
Jack Veivers
Cousin
Greg Veivers

Biography

Souths Brisbane forward played for Queensland in 1961 before making his Test debut for Australia in the Second Test against Great Britain in 1962. A physical, well-built second rower, Veivers played in the Third Test of the series but after missing out on the 1963-64 Kangaroo Tour he tried to join Sydney club Manly. The QRL originally blocked the move but finally gave him a clearance for the 1965 season. He represented NSW that year and toured NZ with the Australian squad. Veivers played in two Tests against the Kiwis that year and two Tests against Great Britain in 1966 but he was again overlooked for a Kangaroo Tour the following year. A knee injury ruled him out of Manly's 1968 grand final loss and he later returned to Queensland. The cousin of Queensland and Australian Test forward Greg Veivers (another cousin was 1960s Test cricketer Tom Veivers) Mick Veivers later served as a National Party MP in Queensland State Parliament.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Brisbane Firsts 3 - -   - - 1 2 0 33.33% List
Interstate Matches 15 3 -   - 9 7 7 1 46.67% List
Tour Matches Queensland Firsts 4 1 -   - 3 2 2 0 50.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 10 - -   - - 8 2 0 80.00% List
Test Series 6 - -   - - 4 2 0 66.67% List
The Ashes 4 - -   - - 3 1 0 75.00% List
Tour Matches South Queensland Firsts 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Toowoomba 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Craven Mild Cup 22 1 -   1 5 10 9 3 45.45% List
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) 66 5 -   1 17 35 28 3 53.03% List
NSWRFL Finals 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
City vs Country Firsts 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1962, 1965-66 6 - -   - - 4 2 0 66.67% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Brisbane Firsts 1960, 1962-63 3 - -   - - 1 2 0 33.33% List
QLD Firsts 1961-64 14 3 -   - 9 4 9 1 28.57% List
South QLD Firsts 1963 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Toowoomba 1964 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1965 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1965-67 7 2 -   - 6 6 1 0 85.71% List
NSW City Firsts 1967 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Overall1960-1967 29 5 0   0 15 14 14 1 48.28% List


Club Career

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly NSWRFL 1965 14 2 -   - 6 5 9 0 35.71% List
Manly NSWRFL 1966 14 - -   - - 9 5 0 64.29% List
Manly NSWRFL 1967 22 2 -   1 8 12 8 2 54.55% List
Manly NSWRFL 1968 8 1 -   - 3 4 3 1 50.00% List
Manly NSWRFL 1969 8 - -   - - 5 3 0 62.50% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly 1965-69 66 5 -   1 17 35 28 3 53.03% List

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Alan Whiticker, Bill Bates, Max Turner