Alby Why

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Albert Why
Born
Wednesday, 2nd August, 1899
Died
Monday, 29th December, 1969 (Aged 70 years and 148 days)
Place Of Birth
Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Jack Why

Biography

Former Newtown centre who was equally at home in the forwards also played in Souths’ wins against University and St George in the 1926-27 finals. Carr played for Huddersfield in England with team-mate Sid Harris the following year but suffered an injury early in his English career. He refused to have a knee operation and secretly returned to Australia by boat to the relative obscurity of player-coach in country NSW.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Alby Why played under the name Albert Carr for most of his career after agreeing to play under the name in a third grade game with Mascot in 1921.

He made first grade under the name and decided to keep it. He then went to England and played his career there under the assumed name.

It wasn't until he returned home and he wanted to play under his actual name that the whole story came out.

Coaching Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   Games W L D Win %  
NRL 48 18 29 1 37.50% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season Games W L D Win %  
Canterbury NSWRFL 1950 18 9 9 0 50.00% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1951 12 4 8 0 33.33% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1952 18 5 12 1 27.78% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years Games W L D Win %  
Canterbury 1950-52 48 18 29 1 37.50% List

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner