Herbert Patrick "Paddy" Maher - South Sydney Player Report

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FG Player - 166

Two time South Sydney premiership winner in 1931 and 1932. He was also a winning South Sydney premiership squad member in 1928 and 1929. Captaining South Sydney in 1931 premiership success. Paddy transfered to South Sydney mid 1928 season, after a successful Country Carnival and being selected to captain NSW in early 1928.

Player Relatives 
Nephew      - Maher, Mick (Norths)

Playing - Height / Weight
        5ft 10in / 13st 4lb

Representative Qualification
NSW Country

Date of Birth
Wingham - 4th September 1903 (Died - 1980) 

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Dorrigo
Lismore Railways

Previous Rep Honours                   M  T   G FG  Pt
Lismore
Far North Coast            (1927-28)   2  2   -  -   6
NSW Country                (1928)      2  2   -  -   6 (c)
New South Wales II         (1928)      1  1   1  -   5 (c)
New South Wales            (1928)      1  -   -  -   - (c)

Playing Career at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1928 Rd05  v Newtown (24y 286d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :              State Championship :                            Tour
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1928     4   4   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
1929     7   7   -   4   -      -   12 :                                 :   2   1  (1)  1   -      -    3
1930     5   5   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   2   2   -   2   -      -    6
1931    15  15   -   5   -      -   15 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1932    12  12   -   3   -      -    9 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   2   -      -    6
 
TOTAL   43  43   -  12   -      -   36 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    - :   7   6  (1)  6   -      -   18

SS FG   52  51  (1) 18   -      -   54 

Short Form
                   Short-Game Knockout :                              9s
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   I   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1928                                   :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
1932     -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3

SS SF    1   1   -   1   -      -    3

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1931 Rd05  v Balmain (27y)

     First Grade                                           : Lower Grades
Year Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Other(  W- D-L      %) :   RG(  W- D-L      %) :   3G(  W- D-L      %)
1931           9(  8- 0-1    89%) :     2(  2- 0-0   100%)
1932                              :                        :    3(  3- 0-0   100%) :

TOTAL          9(  8- 0-1    89%) :     2(  2- 0-0   100%) :    3(  3- 0-0   100%) :

SS FG         11( 10- 0-1    91%)

CAREER        14( 13- 0-1    93%)

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
1930 Rd13  FG    St George    3

Representative Honours at South Sydney

Domestic                                   CvC / Interstate :                       Tourists :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
New South Wales      1928-32  6   6   -   2   -      -    6 :  1   1   -   -   -      -    - :  3   3   -   4   -      -   12
Sydney City          1929-32  2   2   -   -   -      -    - :  1   1   -   -   -      -    - :

TOTAL                        13  13   -   6   -      -   18

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Australia            1928-29  1   1   -   -   -      -    - : 12  12   -   4   -      -   12

TOTAL                        13  13   -   4   -      -   12

ALL REPS                     26  26   -  10   -      -   30

Captaincy          CvC/Interstate/Internationals :            Tourists :               Other 
                              M(  W- D-L      %) :  M(  W- D-L      %) :  M(  W- D-L      %)
New South Wales      1928-32  5(  5- 0-0   100%) :  1(  0- 0-1     0%) :  3(  3- 0-0   100%)
Sydney City          1929-32  1(  1- 0-0   100%) :  1(  0- 0-1     0%) :
Australia            1929                        :                     :  7(  5- 0-2    71%)

TOTAL                        18( 14- 0-4    78%)

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1928 Wing Australia            v England            2nd Test      -  -     -
1928 Cntr New South Wales      v NSW Cntrl Nrthrn   Qld Tour      2  -     - (c) W
1928 Cntr New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     - (c) W
1928 Cntr New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     -  -     - (c) W
1928 Cntr New South Wales      v NSW Nth Coast      Qld Tour      1  -     - (c) W

1929 Cntr Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                              (c)   (Withdrew)
1929 Cntr Sydney City          v NSW Country        2nd Match     -  -     - (c) W
1929 Cntr New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     2  -     - (c) W
1929 Cntr New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     -
1929 Cntr New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     -  -     - (c) W
1929 Cntr New South Wales      v Cntrl-Nth Qld      Tour Match    1  -     - (c) W
1929 Cntr New South Wales      v Queensland         5th Match     -  -     - (c) W
1929      Australia            (Kangaroo Tour Squad - vc)
1929 Cntr Australia            v York               Tour Match    1  -     -
1929 Cntr Australia            v Widnes             Tour Match    2  -     - (c) W
1929 Cntr Australia            v Broughton Rangers  Tour Match    -  -     - (c) W
1929 Cntr Australia            v Wakefield Trinity  Tour Match    -  -     - (c) L
1929 Cntr Australia            v Huddersfield       Tour Match    -  -     - (c) W
1929 Cntr Australia            v Bradford Northern  Tour Match    1  -     -
1929 Cntr Australia            v St Helens          Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 Wing Australia            v Cumberland         Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 Cntr Australia            v Glamorgan          Tour Match    -  -     - (c) W
1929 Cntr Australia            v St Helens Rec      Tour Match    -  -     - (c) W
1929 Cntr Australia            v Northern League    Tour Match2   -  -     -
1929 Cntr Australia            v Hunslet            Tour Match    -  -     - (c) L

1932 Cntr Sydney City          v England                          -  -     - (c) L
1932 Cntr New South Wales      v England            1st Match     -  -     - (c) L
1932 Res  New South Wales      v England            2nd Match                      (Selected but DNP)
1932 Cntr Sydney City          v NSW Country        3rd Match     -  -     -

After Leaving South Sydney

Subsequent Clubs                           First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Maitland                 (1933-36)

Subsequent Rep Honours                 M  T   G FG  Pt
NSW Northern Division    (1934)        1  -   -  -   -

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