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Allan McMahon

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Monday, 9th August, 1954
Died
Saturday, 24th May, 2003 (Aged 48 years and 289 days)
Place Of Birth
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

World Cup
1975, 1977
Interstate Series
1975, 1976, 1977
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1976, 1977, 1978
Preseason Cup
1976
Midweek Cup
1976

Biography

Collegians fullback in the I’warra competition was signed by Balmain after representing Country in 1974. A robust fullback or centre Allan McMahon played most of his representative football on the wing (Graeme Eadie was the reigning Test fullback), including World Series appearances in 1975 and 1977. McMahon spent a season with Featherstone Rovers in England and twice toured NZ - with NSW Country in 1974 and a Combined Sydney side in 1976. In 1978 he achieved his highest rep honour with selection on the Kangaroo Tour but his career did not yield a Test appearance. McMahon overcame two serious injuries (thigh, collarbone) to play his final years with Newtown (1982) and as the captain of Canberra (1983) before retiring. As Newcastle's first coach his resignation midway through the 1991 season was an unfortunate ending to what can be seen as a highly successful initiation into the premiership for the Knights. In 1996 McMahon signed as I’warra coach but the move was not a success and his contract was paid out before its completion. McMahon passed away suddenly in May 2003, aged just 48.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 5 - 5 4---4 -     - - - 12 - - - 5 - - 100.00% List
World Cup 2 5 - 5 4---4 -     - - - 12 - - - 5 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Illawarra FirstsILL - 1 - 1 1---1 -     - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 22 1 23 19---19 1 / 6 16.67% - - - 59 - - 2 21 2 - 91.30% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches New South Wales Country FirstsNTF - 3 - 3 2---2 -     - - - 6 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Combined SydneyCOM - 3 1 4 1---1 1     - - - 5 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Interstate Series 3 6 - 6 5---5 -     - - - 15 - - - 6 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 3 4 - 4 2---2 -     - - - 6 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
NSW City vs Country 3 4 - 4 2---2 -     - - - 6 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 148 2 150 365--41 10     - - - 148 - - 3 72 73 5 48.00% List
NRL Finals - 2 - 2 ----- -     - - - - - - 1 1 1 - 50.00% List
Preseason Cup 1 17 - 17 9---9 -     - - - 27 - - - 13 4 - 76.47% List
Midweek Cup 1 22 1 23 6---6 -     - - - 18 - - - 13 9 1 56.52% List
Challenge Cup AU - 2 - 2 1---1 -     - - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
English Championship - 8 - 8 ----- -     - - - - - - - 4 3 1 50.00% List
Challenge Cup - 1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
UK Top Division - 8 - 8 ----- -     - - - - - - - 4 3 1 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  236 5 241 815--86 12     - - - 287 - - 5 137 97 7 56.85% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1975, 1977   5 - 5 4---4 -     - - - 12 - - - 5 - - 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1975, 1977   5 - 5 4---4 -     - - - 12 - - - 5 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Illawarra Firsts 1974   2 - 2 1---1 -     - - - 3 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1974   4 - 4 2---2 -     - - - 6 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
NSW Firsts 1975-77, 1979   7 - 7 5---5 -     - - - 15 - - - 6 1 - 85.71% List
Combined Sydney 1976   3 1 4 1---1 1     - - - 5 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1976-78   3 - 3 2---2 -     - - - 6 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
BalmainBalmain 19751975 NSWRFL   21 - 218---8 -     - - - 24 - - - 10 10 1 47.62% List
BalmainBalmain 19761976 NSWRFL   21 - 213---3 -     - - - 9 - - - 12 8 1 57.14% List
BalmainBalmain 19771977 NSWRFL   19 - 199---9 1     - - - 29 - - 1 12 6 1 63.16% List
BalmainBalmain 19781978 NSWRFL   9 - 92---2 9     - - - 24 - - 1 3 6 - 33.33% List
BalmainBalmain 19791979 NSWRFL   16 - 164---4 -     - - - 12 - - 1 9 7 - 56.25% List
BalmainBalmain 19801980 NSWRFL   15 - 152---2 -     - - - 6 - - - 7 8 - 46.67% List
BalmainBalmain 19811981 NSWRFL   7 2 9----- - / 3 0.00% - - - - - - - 2 7 - 22.22% List
NewtownNewtown 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   22 - 228---8 -     - - - 24 - - - 12 8 2 54.55% List
CanberraCanberra 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   18 - 18-5--5 -     - - - 20 - - - 5 13 - 27.78% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Balmain 1975-81   108 2 110 28---28 10     - - - 104 - - 3 55 52 3 50.00% List
Newtown 1982   22 - 22 8---8 -     - - - 24 - - - 12 8 2 54.55% List
Canberra 1983   18 - 18 -5--5 -     - - - 20 - - - 5 13 - 27.78% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Featherstone R.Featherstone 1983/84   9 - 9----- -     - - - - - - - 4 4 1 44.44% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Featherstone 1983   9 - 9 ----- -     - - - - - - - 4 4 1 44.44% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    12 Sep 2011 11:48am

    A LEGEND!

  • Martin Maunsell
    22 May 2015 3:34pm

    Alan had one of the biggest punt kicks that the game has ever seen

  • Anonymous
    12 Apr 2016 4:06pm

    One of the best Junior products to come out of the Illawarra.
    Could kick a ball when kicking for touch with such accuracy, he was great to watch at all levels of the game.

  • Anonymous
    6 Mar 2018 12:17pm

    As a kid, Allan was my favourite Balmain player. So many fond memories of him playing at Leichhardt Oval. Had a the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times. Wonderful person also.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, Wests Archives, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Bill Bates, Tim Costello

Sources: Castleford Tigers Heritage , Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)