Club Career
He debuted in May 1988 as a replacement for Cliff Lyons then was picked a few weeks later for Manly's 30–0 upset against a touring Great Britain side. Lyons at five-eighth and Toovey at halfback formed a long standing and strong partnership enabling Manly to be consistent finals contenders all through the 1990s.
He took over as Manly captain from Michael O'Connor in 1993 and led the side to three Grand Final appearances from 1995 to 1997. He won one premiership against St George in 1996 playing the match with a fractured eye socket and was honoured on the day as winner of the Clive Churchill Medal.
At the end of 1999 series with those clubs who were financially struggling needing to make changes to stay part of the new post-Super League amalgamated competition, Toovey was chosen as foundation captain of the Northern Eagles merger between Manly and the North Sydney Bears. He played in every match of the Northern Eagles first two seasons.
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