Pat Maher

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Herbert Patrick Maher
Nickname(s)
Paddy
Born
Friday, 4th September, 1903
Died
Tuesday, 8th January, 1980 (Aged 76 years and 126 days)
Place Of Birth
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
B Maher
Nephew
Mick Maher

Biography

Lismore centre played for Souths during the club's five-year reign as premiers (1925-29). After captaining South, Country and NSW in 1928, Maher made his only Test appearance in the less familiar role of winger against England in the Second Test in Sydney. Although dropped for the remainder of the series (incredibly, he suffered a similar fate at club level that year), Maher’s good form at club and State level the following year led to his selection as vice-captain to Queensland’s Tom Gorman on the 1929-30 Kangaroo Tour. He played in 12 matches (no Tests) on tour and later captained Souths in the club's 1931 grand final win over Easts.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Country Carnival 2 1 -   - 3 2 0 0 100.00% List
City vs Country Firsts 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Interstate Matches 7 2 -   - 6 5 2 0 71.43% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 3 1 -   - 3 2 1 0 66.67% List
NRL 44 11 -   - 33 33 11 0 75.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 12 4 -   - 12 7 4 1 58.33% List
Test Series 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
The Ashes 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NRL Finals 6 - -   - - 5 1 0 83.33% List
Tour Matches Metropolis 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1928 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Far North Coast 1927-28 2 2 -   - 6 1 1 0 50.00% List
NSW Seconds 1928 1 1 1   - 5 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1928-29, 1932 13 8 -   - 24 9 4 0 69.23% List
NSW Country Firsts 1928 2 2 -   - 6 2 0 0 100.00% List
Combined City 1929 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1932 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Metropolis 1932 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Northern Division 1934 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1927-1934 22 13 1   0 41 15 7 0 68.18% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths NSWRFL 1928 5 - -   - - 2 3 0 40.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1929 7 3 -   - 9 7 0 0 100.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1930 5 - -   - - 3 2 0 60.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1931 15 5 -   - 15 10 5 0 66.67% List
Souths NSWRFL 1932 12 3 -   - 9 11 1 0 91.67% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths 1928-32 44 11 -   - 33 33 11 0 75.00% List

Your Say

  • Geoff Walker
    26/09/2015

    I taught with him at Berala PS ( 1968?). He was a well mannered polite and courteous gentleman who loved children.

  • Geoff walker
    31/07/2018

    I knew him as a teacher at Berala PS.(1968 /70). He probably came out of retirement because of the teacher shortage.He was a well spoken old gentleman. He told me how the Education Dept. threatened him with the sack because he wrote for one of the papers. In their mind , you could only have one job.

  • Anonymous
    24/01/2020

    He was deputy Principal and my teacher at Auburn Central PS in the early sixties

  • Anonymous
    21/12/2020

    Did Paddy Maher ever play for Baradine around 1930?

  • Peter Pracy
    18/08/2021

    Mr. Maher was my 5th. and 6h.class teacher in 1949 and 1950 at Redfern Central Primary (GeorgeO),he was the best teacher I ever had, he taught us how to grow into men and to meet lifes challenges head on with confidence...

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