Cyril McMahon nicknamed "Kelly" was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney and Manly-Warringah as a five-eighth.
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Full name | Cyril Francis McMahon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 1 February 1922|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 May 1986 Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 64)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editMcMahon began his first grade career in 1943. That same year McMahon played at five-eighth in North's 1943 grand final defeat against Newtown which would prove to be the club's last grand final appearance before exiting the competition in 1999.
In 1947, McMahon joined Manly and played in their inaugural game against Western Suburbs which Wests won 15–13. McMahon was top point scorer for the club that season in which Manly narrowly avoided the wooden spoon by two competition points.
McMahon played for a further three seasons for Manly before retiring at the end of the 1950 season.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Footballer to Wed". Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954). 6 November 1943. p. 11.
- ^ "Cyril McMahon - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.