Russell McCarthy (rugby league)
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FullnameRussell John McCarthy
Born1929
Died14 August 2008 (aged 78–79)
Kogarah, New South Wales
Kogarah, New South Wales
PositionHalfback
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| Full name | Russell John McCarthy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 2008 (aged 78–79) Kogarah, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
