Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Patrick Aloysius McCue
- Born
- Sunday, 24th June, 1883
- Died
- Friday, 7th September, 1962 (Aged 79 years and 75 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- The Ashes
- 1911/1912
- Interstate Series
- 1911, 1912
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1910
Biography
Former Newtown RU second-row forward (4 Tests), known for his great physique, led the second wave of defections from the amateur ranks in 1909. A member of the Wallabies squad that won the gold medal at the 1908 Olympics, McCue negotiated with 14 of his team-mates to take part in promotional matches against the Pioneer Kangaroos on their return from England. Promptly banned for life by the Metropolitan Rugby Union, McCue joined six rugby ‘rebels’ at Newtown rugby league club. Not surprisingly, the Blue Bags led the competition and won the 1910 final on count back after drawing the final against Souths, 4-all. After securing Newtown's first premiership title, McCue represented NSW in 1911 and was named vice-captain of the 'Australasian' Kangaroos. Described as ‘the fastest forward playing the game,’ he played in 22 matches on tour including all three Tests against England. McCue led NSW on tours to NZ in 1912-13 and his last Test appearance was against England in 1914. He was later assistant coach at University during the club’s first season in the NSWRL (1920).
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Metropolis | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 25 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 92.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 23 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 78.26% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Kangaroos | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 84 | 33 | 10 | - | 119 | 50 | 26 | 8 | 59.52% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| City Cup | - | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 140 | 52 | 10 | - | 176 | 102 | 37 | 13 | 72.86% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1911-12, 1914 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wallabies | 1909 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Metropolis | 1910, 1912, 1914 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1911-14 | 26 | 13 | - | - | 39 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 92.31% | List | ||||
| Australasia II | 1912 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Kangaroos | 1912, 1917 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1909-1917 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 85.29% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1910 | 11 | 7 | 1 | - | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1911 | 9 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1912 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55% | List | ||||
| Annandale | NSWRFL 1913 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1913 | 11 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1914 | 13 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.62% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1915 | 14 | 3 | 8 | - | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 64.29% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1916 | 13 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 30.77% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1919 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | 1910-16 | 82 | 33 | 10 | - | 119 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 60.98% | List | ||||
| Annandale | 1913 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | 1919 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1910-1919 | 84 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 119 | 50 | 26 | 8 | 59.52% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, Jamie Murdoch
Sources:
Newspapers
Your Say
15/03/2022
His wife was a distant relative of mine. I have a portrait of him in his Australia jersey (and cap).
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