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Max Whitehead

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Playing Career

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Vital Statistics

Full Name
Colin Maxwell Whitehead
Born
Wednesday, 2nd August, 1922
Died
Friday, 26th March, 2010 (Aged 87 years and 236 days)
Place Of Birth
Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country - - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 33 - 33 4-4 1 - - 14 - - - 9 22 2 27.27% List
NRL Finals - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
City Cup - 1 - 1 --- 1 - - 2 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  34 1 35 4-4 2 - - 16 - - - 10 23 2 28.57% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Police 1942   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City III 1947   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1948   - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19421942 NSWRFL   2 - 2--- 1 - - 2 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19431943 NSWRFL   9 - 9--- - - - - - - - 3 4 2 33.33% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19461946 NSWRFL   2 - 2--- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
ManlyManly 19471947 NSWRFL   15 - 154-4 - - - 12 - - - 4 11 - 26.67% List
ManlyManly 19481948 NSWRFL   5 - 5--- - - - - - - - 1 4 - 20.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
North Sydney 1942-43, 1946   13 - 13 --- 1 - - 2 - - - 4 7 2 30.77% List
Manly 1947-48   20 - 20 4-4 - - - 12 - - - 5 15 - 25.00% List

Your Say

  • Jacko
    11 Jan 2017 2:49pm

    Colin Maxwell Whitehead grew up in Park Street, Narrabeen, New South Wales. He was the first captain of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in their debut season of 1947 and also played the 1948 season. He was one of a number of players that Manly acquired from North Sydney to join the NSWRFL in 1947 which also included Johnny Bliss. He played 20 first grade games for Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and scored 4 tries during his 2 years in first grade.
    He started playing rugby league in 1935 for the Narrabeen Sharks juniors. He also played for the North Sydney Bears for three seasons, 1942-1943 and 1946. While with for the North Sydney Bears he played in their grand final loss to Newtown in the 1943 NSWRFL season, playing under captain-coach Frank Hyde.

  • Liàne
    21 Mar 2022 1:04pm

    I have a plaque with the Bears logo and engraved plaque "MAX WHITEHEAD"
    "1943 GRAND FINALIST" plus framed Jersey "1999 North Sydney " Bears signed by all players which was the last year they played

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