Bob McCarthy

For the English footballer, see Bob McCarthy (footballer).

Bob McCarthy
MBE
Personal information
Full nameRobert John McCarthy
Born (1944-08-05) 5 August 1944
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–75 South Sydney 206 100 0 1 301
1976–77 Canterbury-Bankstown 40 19 0 0 57
1978 South Sydney 5 0 0 0 0
Total 251 119 0 1 358
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–74 New South Wales 11 7 0 0 21
1969–74 Australia 15 7 0 1 22
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1980–83 Souths (Brisbane) 78 53 2 23 68
1988–90 Gold Coast Giants 66 15 3 48 23
1975–94 South Sydney 9 1 0 8 11
Total 153 69 5 79 45
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Brisbane
Source:
RelativesTroy McCarthy (son)
Darren McCarthy (son)

Robert John McCarthy MBE (born 5 August 1944) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New South Wales and for the Australian national side. He later coached in Brisbane, taking Souths Magpies to a premiership in 1981 and coaching the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants upon their entry to the Winfield Cup. Since 2001 he has been the chairman of both the Australian and NSW state selection panels.

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