Geoff Toovey

Geoffrey Toovey
Personal information
Born (1969-06-17) 17 June 1969 (age 55)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight70 kg (11 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–99 Manly Sea Eagles 238 35 0 0 140
2000–01 Northern Eagles 48 0 0 5 5
Total 286 35 0 5 145
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–97 NSW City 4 0 0 0 0
1990–00 New South Wales 16 0 0 0 0
1991–98 Australia 13 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2012–15 Manly Sea Eagles 105 61 1 43 58
2017 Bradford Bulls 23 8 0 15 35
Total 128 69 1 58 54
Source: [1]
As of 13 August 2017

Geoffrey Toovey (born 17 June 1969), also known by the nickname of "Toovs" or "Tooves",[2] is the former head coach of the Bradford Bulls and former professional rugby league footballer. Toovey played halfback for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, then played as a hooker later in his career at the Northern Eagles. He played 286 first-grade matches in all, and captained Manly to the 1996 ARL premiership and the 1995 and 1997 grand finals. He played in 13 international matches for Australia between 1991 and 1998. Toovey is the former head coach of Manly-Warringah.

  1. ^ "Geoff Toovey - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Why turfin' Tooves is the wrong decision for Manly". Theroar.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2021.