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Pat Maher

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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

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

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1929
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1928
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1928, 1929, 1931, 1932

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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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
The Ashes - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 13 - 13 8-8 - - - 24 - - - 9 4 - 69.23% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 13 - 13 4-4 - - - 12 - - - 8 4 1 61.54% List
Tour Matches MetropolisMTR - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Far North CoastFAR - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales SecondsNS2 - 1 - 1 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Interstate Series 1 7 - 7 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 5 2 - 71.43% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 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%  
Country Carnival - 1 1 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 4 44 - 44 11-11 - - - 33 - - - 33 11 - 75.00% List
NRL Finals - 6 - 6 --- - - - - - - - 5 1 - 83.33% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  74 - 74 25-25 1 - - 77 - - - 52 21 1 70.27% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1928   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Far North Coast 1927-28   2 - 2 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW Seconds 1928   1 - 1 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1928-29, 1932   13 - 13 8-8 - - - 24 - - - 9 4 - 69.23% List
NSW Country Firsts 1928   2 - 2 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Combined City 1929   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1932   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Metropolis 1932   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Northern Division 1934   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% 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%  
SouthsSouth Sydney 19281928 NSWRFL   5 - 5--- - - - - - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19291929 NSWRFL   7 - 73-3 - - - 9 - - - 7 - - 100.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19301930 NSWRFL   5 - 5--- - - - - - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19311931 NSWRFL   15 - 155-5 - - - 15 - - - 10 5 - 66.67% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19321932 NSWRFL   12 - 123-3 - - - 9 - - - 11 1 - 91.67% 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%  
South Sydney 1928-32   44 - 44 11-11 - - - 33 - - - 33 11 - 75.00% List

Your Say

  • Geoff Walker
    26 Sep 2015 9:52pm

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

  • Geoff walker
    31 Jul 2018 10:44pm

    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 Jan 2020 7:52pm

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

  • Anonymous
    21 Dec 2020 9:43pm

    Did Paddy Maher ever play for Baradine around 1930?

  • Peter Pracy
    18 Aug 2021 10:22am

    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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