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Alby Why

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Albert Why
Born
Wednesday, 2nd August, 1899
Died
Monday, 29th December, 1969 (Aged 70 years and 149 days)
Place Of Birth
Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1925, 1926, 1927
City Cup
1924, 1925

Known Family Links

Brother
Jack Why

Biography

Former Newtown centre who was equally at home in the forwards also played in Souths’ wins against University and St George in the 1926-27 finals. Carr played for Huddersfield in England with team-mate Sid Harris the following year but suffered an injury early in his English career. He refused to have a knee operation and secretly returned to Australia by boat to the relative obscurity of player-coach in country NSW.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Alby Why played under the name Albert Carr / Alby Carr for most of his career after agreeing to play under the name in a third grade game with Mascot in 1921.

He made first grade under the name and decided to keep it. He then went to England and played his career there under the assumed name.

It wasn't until he returned home and he wanted to play under his actual name that the whole story came out.

Playing Career Statistics

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Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts - 5 2 -   - 6 2 3 0 40.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales XIII - 1 - -   - - 0 0 1 0.00% List
Interstate Series - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Country Carnival - 3 2 -   - 6 3 0 0 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) 3 71 27 -   - 81 58 12 1 81.69% List
NSWRFL Finals - 6 1 -   - 3 4 2 0 66.67% List
City Cup 2 11 6 -   - 18 6 3 2 54.55% List
Overall   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
First Class 84 33 -   - 99 70 21 4 83.33% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Firsts 1924-25   5 2 -   - 6 2 3 0 40.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1925   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Metropolis 1926-27   2 2 -   - 6 2 0 0 100.00% List
NSW XII 1927   1 - -   - - 0 0 1 0.00% List
Metropolis Seconds 1927   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1924-1927   10 4 0   0 12 6 3 1 60.00% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown NSWRFL 1922   10 3 -   - 9 4 5 1 40.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1924   5 1 -   - 3 4 1 0 80.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1925   11 3 -   - 9 11 0 0 100.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1926   18 7 -   - 21 16 2 0 88.89% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1927   17 8 -   - 24 15 2 0 88.24% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1930   10 5 -   - 15 8 2 0 80.00% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown 1922   10 3 -   - 9 4 5 1 40.00% List
South Sydney 1924-27, 1930   61 24 -   - 72 54 7 0 88.52% List
Overall1922-1930   71 27 0   0 81 58 12 1 81.69% List

Your Say

  • Victor Eke
    31 May 2024 9:12pm

    My grandfather (Roy Carr) brother was Albert Carr. His friend was Albert Why. Albert Why didn't have enough money to pay for registration to play and Albert Carr said don't worry play under my name (registration).

  • Angela Why
    10 Feb 2026 11:15pm

    Alby Why (Carr) was my great grandfather and was an indigenous man. We think that may be a reason for the name change too. There was a lot of prejudice around back then.

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