Steve Crear is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A Queensland state and Australian national representative back, he played his club football in the Brisbane Rugby League for Western Suburbs and Redcliffe, as well as elsewhere in Queensland for Rockhampton and Gatton. In 1971 Crear was first selected to represent Queensland against New South Wales. Crear played at centre for Western Suburbs in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership's Grand final victory over Eastern Suburbs.