Russell McCarthy (rugby league)

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Russell McCarthy
Personal information
Full nameRussell John McCarthy
Born1929
Died14 August 2008 (aged 78–79)
Kogarah, New South Wales
Playing information
Position Halfback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1948–53 St. George 80000
Source: [1]

Russell McCarthy (1929-2008) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. [2]

Amazingly, Russell McCarthy first trialled with the St. George Dragons as a 16 year old in 1945. [3] He was graded soon after, and was a mainstay in the lower grades for Saints during the late 1940s, and occasionally figured in first grade. He won a premiership with the St.George Third Grade team in the 1949 grand final in which he was Captain.

He joined the Central Newcastle club in the Newcastle competition in 1950, [4] before ending his career again at St. George in the early 1950s. [5]

McCarthy died at the St. George Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales on 14 August 2008. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "R McCarthy - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN   1875169571
  3. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald "Boy 'Find' in St.George League Trials" 12/3/1945 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27929643?searchTerm=%22russell%20mccarthy%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
  4. ↑ Newcastle Sun - "New Central League Half Shows Out In Trials" 22/3/1950 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/157870929?searchTerm=%22russell%20mccarthy%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=195
  5. ↑ Daily Telegraph 4/5/1952 (russell McCarthy photograph) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/248723435?searchTerm=%22russell%20mccarthy%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=195%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1952
  6. ↑ Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 16/8/2008 (Death notice)


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