# Mark Tookey > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mark_Tookey > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mark_Tookey.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Tookey > Source revision: 1266384264 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Mark Tookey |fullname = Mark Tookey |image = Mark Tookey.JPG |image_size = 170 |caption = |imagesize = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|03|09|df=yes}} |birth_place = [Paddington](/source/Paddington%2C_New_South_Wales), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Australia |height = {{convert|183|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|115|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{Rlp|PR}} |club1 = [South Qld Crushers](/source/South_Queensland_Crushers) |year1start = 1996 |year1end = 97 |appearances1 = 18 |tries1 = 3 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 12 |club2 = [Parramatta Eels](/source/Parramatta_Eels) |year2start = 1998 |year2end = 99 |appearances2 = 40 |tries2 = 4 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 16 |club3 = {{nowrap|[New Zealand Warriors](/source/New_Zealand_Warriors)}} |year3start = 2000 |year3end = 04 |appearances3 = 67 |tries3 = 9 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 36 |club4 = [Castleford Tigers](/source/Castleford_Tigers) |year4start = 2004 |year4end = |appearances4 = 10 |tries4 = 1 |goals4 = 0 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 4 |club5 = [London Broncos](/source/London_Broncos) |year5start = 2005 |year5end = 06 |appearances5 = 56 |tries5 = 6 |goals5 = 0 |fieldgoals5 = 0 |points5 = 24 |retired = yes |source =[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Mark_Tookey.html RLP][http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=374 NRL Stats]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} }} '''Mark Tookey''' (born 9 March 1977) is an Australian former professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played in the 1990 and 2000s. He played as a {{rlp|pr}} in Australia for the [South Queensland Crushers](/source/South_Queensland_Crushers) and the [Parramatta Eels](/source/Parramatta_Eels) as well as the [New Zealand Warriors](/source/New_Zealand_Warriors). Tookey then played in the [Super League](/source/Super_League) for the [Castleford Tigers](/source/Castleford_Tigers) and the [Harlequins RL](/source/Harlequins_RL). ==Background== Tookey was born in [Paddington, New South Wales](/source/Paddington%2C_New_South_Wales) and raised in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), Queensland, playing his junior rugby league for [Logan Brothers](/source/Logan_Brothers) and Springwood Tigers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newtownjets.com/flashback-friday-mark-tookey/|title=Flashback Friday – Mark Tookey|website=Newtown Jets}} In 1994, he represented the Queensland under-17 side.{{Cite web|url=https://18thman.com/representative/under-17s-origin/1994-2/|title=Under 17 Origin 1994|website=18thman.com}} ==Playing career== Tookey commenced his premiership playing career with the [South Queensland Crushers](/source/South_Queensland_Crushers) debuting during the [1996 ARL season](/source/1996_ARL_season). That season he represented the Queensland under-19 side.{{Cite web|url=https://18thman.com/representative/under-19s-origin/1996-2/|title=Under 19 Origin 1996|website=18thman.com}} He then moved to the [Parramatta Eels](/source/Parramatta_Eels) and later joined the [Auckland Warriors](/source/Auckland_Warriors). He played for the Warriors at prop forward in their [2002 NRL Grand Final](/source/2002_NRL_Grand_Final) loss to the [Sydney Roosters](/source/Sydney_Roosters). In 2004 Tookey started playing in the [Super League](/source/Super_League) for English club the [Castleford Tigers](/source/Castleford_Tigers), later moving to the [London Broncos](/source/London_Broncos)/[Harlequins RL](/source/London_Broncos). ==Post-playing== Following to his retirement as a player, Tookey was in 2009 the assistant coach of the [Tongan side](/source/Tonga_national_rugby_league_team).New Zealand Rugby League, ''The 2009 Kiwis'' (Auckland, Sentra Printing 2009) p.35 He later worked as a Development Officer for the [Canberra Raiders](/source/Canberra_Raiders) with their associated club [Souths Logan Magpies](/source/Souths_Logan_Magpies).{{cite web|url=http://renegadesfs.com/index.php/nrl/nrl-news/item/387-meeting-mark-tookey|title=Meeting Mark Tookey|publisher=Renegades Fantasy Sports|date=17 September 2014|accessdate=26 January 2016}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Tookey ran as an independent candidate in Division 5 in the 2016 [Logan City](/source/Logan_City) Council election,{{cite news|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/logan/former-nrl-hardman-mark-tookey-to-join-mal-meninga-and-glenn-lazarus-in-moving-into-politics/news-story/f41c7268691fab2acaa09dc43850c4f7|title=Former NRL hardman Mark Tookey to join Mal Meninga and Glenn Lazarus in moving into politics|newspaper=Courier Mail|date=6 August 2015|accessdate=26 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.marktookey.com.au/index.php|title=Mark Tookey for Councillor|publisher=His own website|accessdate=26 January 2016}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} which was being held on 19 March. In November 2018, Tookey played for Parramatta in the Legends of League tournament held in Gosford. The side was captained by [Nathan Hindmarsh](/source/Nathan_Hindmarsh) and made it to the preliminary final before being defeated by The Barbarians.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2018/11/19/parramatta-at-legends-of-league-tournament/|title = Parramatta at Legends of League tournament|date = 18 November 2018}} In November 2019, Tookey played for Parramatta in the Legends of League Tournament, held in Broadmeadow, NSW. The side was captained by [Nathan Hindmarsh](/source/Nathan_Hindmarsh), they made it to the grand final, and beating the Canterbury Team in the Final. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Sources== * {{cite book|author=Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson|title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players|year=2007 |publisher=Gary Allen Pty Ltd|location=[Wetherill Park, New South Wales](/source/Wetherill_Park%2C_New_South_Wales)|isbn=978-1-877082-93-1|pages=553}} *{{cite journal|author = Mitchell Dale|title = Legend Q&A|journal = [Rugby League Week](/source/Rugby_League_Week)|issue =18 June 2008|pages = 30–31|publisher = PBLMedia|location = Sydney, NSW }} ==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080806091649/http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=1104 Mark Tookey at ''NRL Stats''] {{DEFAULTSORT:Tookey, Mark}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Australian rugby league players Category:Castleford Tigers players Category:London Broncos players Category:Manurewa Marlins players Category:New Zealand Warriors players Category:Parramatta Eels players Category:Rugby league players from Sydney Category:Rugby league props Category:South Queensland Crushers players Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1970s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mark Tookey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Tookey) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Tookey?action=history)). 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