Danny Peacock
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Danny Peacock is a former Australian professional rugby league
player. He has played for the Western Suburbs Magpies
, South Queensland Crushers
, Gold Coast Seagulls, and Bradford Bulls
as a fullback, centre, and winger.
in the first round of the 1988 season, playing in the centres, but was to play on the wing for most of the rest of the season. He scored his first points 3 weeks later, crossing for two tries in the round 4 match against Balmain
.
The Magpies struggled in the late eighties, and Peacock played in just 10 winning games in the three years with club, but gained attention with his attacking play from fullback.
joined the club. He quickly cemented the position as starting fullback. He spent 5 years with the club, and holds the record for the most tries scored for the club, with 28.
In 1995, Peacock was moved to the centres. He scored 14 tries that season, which is another club record. He
is also tenth on the list of most appearances for the club.
Peacock joined the South Queensland Crushers
for the 1996 season, but only managed 11 appearances.
in 1997, Peacock spent three seasons with the Bradford Bulls. Joining Graeme Bradley
in the centres, he was a popular player at the club. Coach Matt Elliott described him as, "an emotional leader for the team." Peacock was described as a "key figure" in the Bulls winning their 1997 title, He also scored a try in the 1997 Challenge Cup Final as well as having one disallowed later in the first half.
Peacock retired in 1999 after a recurrence of a knee injury and was given a fitting farewell by the Bulls.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player. He has played for the Western Suburbs Magpies
Western Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
, South Queensland Crushers
South Queensland Crushers
The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. In 1992 it was decided that the team would be admitted into the New South Wales Rugby League competition, along with three other teams, as part of the League's expansion plans for professional...
, Gold Coast Seagulls, and Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
as a fullback, centre, and winger.
Magpies
Peacock made his debut for the Wests MagpiesWestern Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
in the first round of the 1988 season, playing in the centres, but was to play on the wing for most of the rest of the season. He scored his first points 3 weeks later, crossing for two tries in the round 4 match against Balmain
Balmain Tigers
The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles...
.
The Magpies struggled in the late eighties, and Peacock played in just 10 winning games in the three years with club, but gained attention with his attacking play from fullback.
Gold Coast and South Queensland
Peacock joined the Gold Coast Seagulls, as they were then known, in 1991, the same year Wally LewisWally Lewis
Walter James "Wally" Lewis AM is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. Currently a commentator of the sport, he is widely regarded as the greatest rugby league player of all time...
joined the club. He quickly cemented the position as starting fullback. He spent 5 years with the club, and holds the record for the most tries scored for the club, with 28.
In 1995, Peacock was moved to the centres. He scored 14 tries that season, which is another club record. He
is also tenth on the list of most appearances for the club.
Peacock joined the South Queensland Crushers
South Queensland Crushers
The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. In 1992 it was decided that the team would be admitted into the New South Wales Rugby League competition, along with three other teams, as part of the League's expansion plans for professional...
for the 1996 season, but only managed 11 appearances.
Bradford
Moving to EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1997, Peacock spent three seasons with the Bradford Bulls. Joining Graeme Bradley
Graeme Bradley
Graeme Bradley is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Illawarra Steelers, Penrith Panthers and the St. George Dragons in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership as well as the Castleford Tigers and Bradford Bulls in England.Bradley played junior...
in the centres, he was a popular player at the club. Coach Matt Elliott described him as, "an emotional leader for the team." Peacock was described as a "key figure" in the Bulls winning their 1997 title, He also scored a try in the 1997 Challenge Cup Final as well as having one disallowed later in the first half.
Peacock retired in 1999 after a recurrence of a knee injury and was given a fitting farewell by the Bulls.