Promoted into first grade in 1963 when John Sattler was sent off midweek in the pre-season cup match against Manly. Bob played the weekend trial against Manly, before making his first grade competition debut. McCarthy was the NSWRL season top try scorer in 1970.
Representative Qualification NSW City Date of Birth 5th August 1944 South Sydney Junior Club Moore Park Previous Clubs Canterbury-Bankstown (1976-77)
Playing Career at South Sydney (1963-75,78)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1963 Pre03 v Eastern Suburbs (18y 224d)
1963 Rd01 v Canterbury-Bankstown (Premiership - 18y 244d)
First Grade
Premiership : ANZ & Aust Championship : Midweek / State / Ampol Cup : Pre-Season Comp : 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 : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1963 18 18 - 2 - - 6 : : 2 2 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - -
1964 14 14 - 4 - - 12 : : - - - - - - - : 5 5 - 3 - - 9 : 2 2 - - - - -
1965 11 11 - - - - - : : 2 1 (1) - - - - : 5 5 - - - - - : 3 3 - 3 3 - 15
1966 11 11 - 4 - - 12 : : : 6 6 - 4 - - 12 : - - - - - - -
1967 18 18 - 13 - - 39 : : : 6 6 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1968 12 12 - 6 - - 18 : 2 1 (1) 3 - - 9 : : 3 3 - - - - - : 2 2 - 5 - - 15
1969 16 16 - 11 - - 33 : : : 6 6 - 8 - - 24
1970 21 21 - 15 - - 45 : : : 6 6 - 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - -
1971 19 19 - 17 - - 51 : : : 4 4 - 2 - - 6
1972 19 19 - 10 - - 30 : : : 6 6 - 3 - - 9
1973 17 17 - 7 - 1 22 : : : 4 4 - 3 - - 9
1974 10 10 - 5 - - 15 : : - - - - - - - : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
1975 20 20 - 6 - - 18 : : 2 2 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - - - - -
1978 5 5 - - - - - : : - - - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - -
TOTAL 211 211 - 100 - 1 301 : 2 1 (1) 3 - - 9 : 6 5 (1) 1 - - 3 : 57 57 - 28 - - 84 : 7 7 - 8 3 - 30
SS FG 283 281 (2)140 3 1 427
Lower Grades : Juniors
Reserve Grade : Third Grade : Presidents Cup : Jersey Flegg
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1961 : : : - - - -
1962 : : 3 3 - 2 - - 6 :
1963 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1964 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1965 4 4 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1967 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1968 5 5 - 4 - - 12 : - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1970 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1971 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1972 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1973 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1974 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1975 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1978 6 4 (2) 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 16 14 (2) 8 - - 24 : - - - - - - - : 3 3 - 2 - - 6 : - - - -
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : All Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
CAREER 228 225 (2)108 - 1 325 : 299 295 (4)148 3 1 451
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1971 Rd04 v Western Suburbs (27y)
First Grade
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %)
1971 5( 4- 0-1 80%) :
1972 : 1( 1- 0-0 100%)
1973 17( 7- 1-9 41%) : 4( 2- 1-1 50%)
1974 10( 5- 1-4 50%) : 1( 1- 0-0 100%)
1975 15( 4- 0-11 27%) : 2( 1- 0-1 50%)
TOTAL 47( 20- 2-25 43%) : 8( 5- 1-2 63%)
SS FG 55( 25- 3-27 45%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Fine Wk CHARGE 1967 Rd15 FG Canterbury - 2 Punching 1969 Rd20 FG Parramatta - 3 Stiff Arm Tackle 1974 Rd15 FG Balmain - 2 Abusing the referee
Player Awards
Year Award 1963 - Sunday Telegraph Find of the Season 1964 - Sunday Telegraph Most Improved 1973 - South Sydney DRLFC Life Membership 1978 - ARL Top 40 Greatest Players 1992 - Rugby League Week Top 100 (#37) 1996 - ARL Annual - Best Team 1967-95(Second Row) 2003 - ARL Greatest Kangaroo Tourist 2003 - SCG Trust Walk of Honour 2003 - SCG Life Member 2003 - Bob McCarthy Award (South Sydney Clubman of the Year) named in his honour 2004 - South Sydney Dream Team 2005 - ARL Team of the 1970s (Second Row) 2007 - ARL 100 Greatest Players 2008 - South Sydney Juniors Team of the Century 2017 - NSWRL Hall of Fame 2018 - NRL Hall of Fame
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
Sydney City II 1964-68 : : 2 1 (1) 1 - - 3
NSW Colts 1964 : 1 1 - - - - - :
Sydney City 1969-75 6 6 - 3 - - 9 : :
New South Wales 1969-75 12 10 (2) 5 - - 15 : 1 1 - - - - - :
TOTAL 22 19 (3) 9 - - 27
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Australia 1969-74 15 14 (1) 7 - 1 22 : 13 12 (1) 6 - - 18
TOTAL 28 26 (2) 13 - 1 40
ALL REPS 50 45 (5) 22 - 1 67
Captaincy CvC/Interstate/Internationals : Tourists : Other
M( W- D-L %) : M( W- D-L %) : M( W- D-L %)
Sydney City 1971 1( 1- 0-0 100%) : :
New South Wales 1971 1( 1- 0-0 100%) : :
Australia 1971-73 1( 1- 0-0 100%) : : 5( 4- 0-1 80%)
ALL REPS 8( 7- 0-1 88%)
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1964 SRow Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1964 SRow NSW Colts v France Tour Match - - -
1968 Res Sydney City II v NSW Country II 1 - -
1969 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country 1 - -
1969 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad)
1969 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1969 Australia (New Zealand Tour Squad)
1969 SRow Australia v New Zealand 1st Test - - -
1969 SRow Australia v NZ South Island Tour Match - - -
1969 Res Australia v Wellington NZ Tour Match - - -
1969 SRow Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test 1 - -
1969 SRow Australia v Auckland Tour Match - - -
1969 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
1969 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1970 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country 1st Match - - -
1970 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad)
1970 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match 1 - -
1970 SRow Australia v Great Britain 3rd Test 1 - -
1970 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match 2 - -
1970 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1970 Australia (1970 RL World Cup Squad)
1970 SRow Australia v New Zealand RLWC1970 1 - -
1970 SRow Australia v Great Britain RLWC1970 - - -
1970 SRow Australia v France RLWC1970 - - -
1970 SRow Australia v Great Britain RLWC1970 F - - -
1970 SRow Australia v St Helens Tour Match - - -
1970 SRow Australia v France B Tour Match 1 - -
1971 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country 1 - - (c) W
1971 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad) (vc)
1971 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - - (c) W
1971 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - - -
1971 Australia (New Zealand Tour Squad) (vc)
1971 SRow Australia v New Zealand XIII Tour Match 2 - - (c) W
1971 SRow Australia v New Zealand Test - - -
1971 SRow Australia v Auckland Tour Match - - - (c) L
1971 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match (Selected but withdrew due to training injury)
1972 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country - - -
1972 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad)
1972 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1972 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 2 - -
1972 SRow Australia v New Zealand 1st Test 2 - -
1972 SRow Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test
1972 Australia (RL World Cup Squad)
1972 SRow Australia v Great Britain RLWC1972 - - 1
1973 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country 1 - -
1973 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad) (Withdrew due to injury)
1973 Australia (Kangaroo Tour of England & France Squad) (vc)
1973 SRow Australia v Salford Tour Match - - -
1973 SRow Australia v Wakefield Trinity Tour Match - - - (c) W
1973 SRow Australia v Widnes Tour Match 1 - -
1973 SRow Australia v Oldham Tour Match 1 - -
1973 Prop Australia v Cumbria Tour Match - - - (c) W
1973 SRow Australia v Great Britain 1st Test - - -
1973 SRow Australia v Hull KR Tour Match 1 - - (c) W
1973 SRow Australia v Great Britain 2nd Test 1 - - (c) W
1974 Prop New South Wales v Great Britain Tour Match - - -
1974 Res Australia v Great Britain 2nd Test - - -
1974 SRow Australia v Great Britain 3rd Test 1 - -
1975 Prop Sydney City v NSW Country - - -
1975 New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match (Selected but withdrew due to eye injury)
1975 Res New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - - -
1975 Res New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
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