Rugby league has been rocked by the demise of Danny Peacock, one of many sport’s star fullbacks of the Nineteen Nineties.
An excellent ball runner who performed for Wests Magpies, the Gold Coast, South Queensland and Bradford Bulls in Tremendous League, Peacock was solely 57.
He was discovered by employees in a Toowoomba motel the place he was staying on Thursday after the break-up of his marriage earlier this 12 months.
Danny Peacock in motion for the Western Suburbs Magpies. Â Paul Matthews/Fairfax Media
Peacock burst onto the scene with the Magpies in 1988, establishing himself as an actual hazard man together with his tempo and acceleration.
He switched to the Gold Coast in 1991, taking part in 5 seasons there earlier than shifting to the now-defunct South Queensland Crushers for a 12 months in 1996.
Peacock then completed his profession with three seasons within the UK, the place he was a favorite with the followers at Bradford.
Former Wests teammate Allan Fallah stated previous Magpies have been devastated by the information.
“Danny was a preferred man, quiet, however he had a depraved sense of humour and a killer smile,” Fallah informed Extensive World of Sports activities.
“We known as him ‘Chicken’ at Wests.
“He had a horrific damage in opposition to Parramatta, a dislocated hip, and it regarded like that might finish his profession, however he got here again from that.”
