Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Saturday, 12th August, 1939
- Current Age
- 86 years and 230 days
- Place Of Birth
- Southport, Queensland, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- The Ashes
- 1966
- Interstate Series
- 1965, 1966, 1967
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1967
- Bulimba Cup
- 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
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
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Brisbane Firsts | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | South Queensland Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Toowoomba | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 3 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 46.67% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 66 | 5 | - | 1 | 17 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 53.03% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Bulimba Cup | 4 | 16 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 22 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 125 | 10 | - | 2 | 34 | 74 | 58 | 7 | 59.20% | List | |||||
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 | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Brisbane Firsts | 1960-63 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 75.00% | 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 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | 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 | ||||
| Overall | 1960-1967 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 57.78% | List | ||||
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 | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Alan Whiticker, Derek Farrar, Bill Bates
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