Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Patrick Charles Devery
- Born
- Wednesday, 9th August, 1922
- Died
- Sunday, 17th December, 2017 (Aged 95 years and 130 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- European Championship
- 1952/1953
- Interstate Series
- 1946, 1947
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1946, 1947
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1944, 1946, 1947
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Jack Devery
Biography
One of the all-time great five-eighths was spotted by Balmain coach 'Latchem' Robinson playing football in the Domain during the war. Pat Devery already had ‘form’ – some years earlier the Tweed Heads product scored seven tries on debut for Fortitude Valley in the Brisbane competition. World War II intervened and after serving in the navy he signed with the Tigers in 1944. Two years later he represented NSW and Australia in the three Test series against Great Britain. Devery played in Balmain's grand final wins in 1946-47, was the season's top scorer with 144pts in the latter year and also captained NSW before going to England to play for Huddersfield. There, he took the club to championship final success in 1949 and a Challenge Cup victory in 1953. Devery, who was as versatile as he was gifted, scoring over 1000pts during his English career. He returned to Australia to coach Manly in 1955-56 and also coached Lithgow in 1957. Devery later took up a teaching position in Boston before moving to a US Naval base in Puerto Rico with his family where he was the Assistant Principal of the base’s primary school.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Served in World War II as a member of the Navy. He was a radio ,echanic on board the HMAS Watson. He was also a member of the Army.
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) | - | 14 | 5 | 16 | - | 47 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Other International Matches | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Huddersfield Giants | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| European Championship | 1 | 11 | 5 | 16 | - | 47 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 3 | 39 | 25 | 59 | - | 193 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 79.49% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 9 | 4 | 11 | - | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 65 | 39 | 85 | - | 287 | 69 | 23 | 3 | 106.15% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1946 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Other | 1949-53 | 11 | 5 | 16 | - | 47 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1946-1953 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australasia | 1951 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1946-47 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1946-47 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1946-1947 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.82% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1944 | 6 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1945 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1946 | 14 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.57% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1947 | 16 | 8 | 59 | - | 142 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | 1944-47 | 39 | 25 | 59 | - | 193 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 79.49% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Tony McCarron, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Wests Archives, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
27/12/2011
I have a photo of this player with my Grand Father (Harry Bath) taken on the afternoon before they both caught the sea plane together to England from Rose Bay Sydney.
In the picture both men are being congratulated by friends, and Harold Mathews. If anyone would like a copy please email me.
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