Steve Mavin (/meɪvən/) (born 11 January 1968) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs from 1987 until 1990.[3] Mavin played in England for Trafford Borough[4] in 1990, the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in 1991[5] and then returned to the Rabbitohs in 1992.[6]
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| Full name | Stephen Mavin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1968 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editMavin was born in Sydney, is of English descent,[7] and grew up in Botany, New South Wales. He played his junior football for the Botany Rams and Alexandria Rovers in the South Sydney Juniors before being graded by South Sydney in 1986.[8]
Playing career
editMavin (nickname Mavo)[9] played a total of 101 first grade games which included 89 for the South Sydney Rabbitohs[10](first grade player #757)[9] and 12 for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (first grade player #564).[11] Mavin made his debut with the South Sydney club as a 19-year-old on 27 February 1987[12] and scored his first try in round 4 when he crossed for a double against the Penrith Panthers at Redfern Oval.[13][14] Mavin played in every game of the 1987 NSWRL season and scored a total of 27 tries during his career.[10]
Mavin is remembered for his performance in the 1987 sudden death semi final against the Canberra Raiders when he made a number of errors that led to him being replaced in the first half of the game before South Sydney were eliminated from the competition 46–12.[15] In 2017, it was revealed that Mavin left the ground at half-time after being substituted and watched the second half from the Cauliflower Hotel in Waterloo.[16]
Mavin later said of the game "A bit later, Ian Roberts and David Boyle came to get me. They said the team function was at Maroubra Junction and that I should come along. I was like, 'Ah … what can I do?’ But I went along and it was OK. Wally Lewis was there. He sort of gave me the thumbs up. But mate I was pretty inconsolable".[17][18][19]
Mavin would spend three more years with Souths including the 1989 season when he played in every game and the South Sydney club were minor premiers.[20][21] He then played the 1990 off-season with English club Trafford Borough[4] and one year with Canterbury in 1991. He returned to Souths in 1992 and broke his leg in Round 1 against the Parramatta Eels.[22] Mavin was later released by Souths and trialled with the Newcastle Knights and St George Dragons but decided to retire at the age of 25. Mavin was a big and fast flamboyant centre/winger who was also well known for his swan dive tries.[23] One of Mavins' tries was shown in the much publicized first Tina Turner rugby league advertisement in 1988[24] in which she sang the song What You Get Is What You See.
In 2008 Mavin was named in the Alexandria Rovers "60 Year Best of Team".[25]
Personal life
editSince 2006, Mavin has worked as a Stevedore (Wharfie) on the Port Botany waterfront.[26] In 2019 Mavin began co-hosting Rabbitohs Radio, a weekly rugby league podcast covering the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Since 2023 Mavin has been hosting Bunnies TV.[27]
References
edit- ^ "Rugby League Project". Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "yesterdayshero Resources and Information". ww16.yesterdayshero.com.au. [dead link]
- ^ "Steve Mavin - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Trafford Borough V Nottingham City 1990". YouTube.
- ^ Players Bulldogs [dead link]
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Steve Mavin Statistics". Stats.rleague.com. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Mavin Coat of Arms / Mavin Family Crest".
- ^ https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-finals-2017-steve-mavins-epic-finals-meltdown-for-south-sydney-vs-canberra-30-years-on/news-story/4c11d7e7230b93c3936a141d7c8ef35 [dead link]
- ^ a b "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Steve Mavin".
- ^ a b "Steve 'Mavo' Mavin - Playing Career - Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ Eastgate Multimedia (14 April 1991). "Bulldogs Rugby League Club - Official Website". Thebulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "NSWRL 1987 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Steve Mavin Scores 2 Tries for South Sydney in 1987". YouTube.
- ^ "NSWRL 1987 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Souths V Canberra 1987 Semi Final". YouTube.
- ^ "Anthony Maroon Interviews Steve Mavin at Souths on Chalmers on 11th March 2012". YouTube.
- ^ "NRL Finals 2017: Steve Mavin's epic finals meltdown for South Sydney vs Canberra, 30 years on". www.foxsports.com.au. 22 September 2017.
- ^ (12:23am). "Top 10 finals blunders | Daily Telegraph Buzzwords Blog". Blogs.news.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "NSWRL 1987 - Minor Semi - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs 1989". YouTube.
- ^ "NSWRL 1992 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Steve Mavin Scores". 12 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013 – via YouTube.
- ^ "1989 Tina Turner Rugby League promo". YouTube.
- ^ "Best of Team - Alexandria Rovers Rugby League Football Club".
- ^ Walshaw, Nick (5 September 2013). "1989 Rabbitohs: Where are they now?". dailytelegraph. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Bunnies TV".