Allan McMahon


Personal information
Full name	Allan McMahon
Nickname	Macca
Born	(1954-08-09)9 August 1954
Died	24 May 2003(2003-05-24) (aged 48) Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Position	Three-quarter, Fullback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1975–81	Balmain Tigers	110	28	10	0	104
1982	Newtown Jets	22	8	0	0	24
1983	Canberra Raiders	18	5	0	0	10
	Total	150	41	10	0	138
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1975–77	Australia	5	4	0	0	12
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1988–91	Newcastle Knights	81	33	6	42	41
1996	Illawarra Steelers	22	8	0	14	36
	Total	103	41	6	56	40
Source: NRL Stats and Rugby League Project

Allan McMahon (9 August 1954^[1] – 23 May 2003) was an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He was an Australian test player and a former coach of the Canberra Raiders, Newcastle Knights and Illawarra Steelers.

Playing career

McMahon played a total of 148 games for the Balmain Tigers of whom he also captained on numerous occasion. He also played for the Newtown Jets, the Canberra Raiders and was a member of the 1978 Kangaroo tour squad.

Coaching career

After coaching the Raiders in their second season in 1983, McMahon was the first coach of the Knights, who joined the NSWRL in 1988. He resigned during the 1991 season, and later coached the Illawarra Steelers. Despite signing a three-year contract, he was sacked at the end of the 1996 season, his first at the club.

Allan McMahon died in May 2003, at his home in Wollongong, aged 48.^[2]

Sources

Gary Lester (editor) (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 16. ISBN 0-909558-83-3.
Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. pp. s 386–387. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.

References

↑ Gary Lester (editor) (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 16. ISBN 0-909558-83-3.
↑ James MacSmith (2003-05-23). "Former league international dead". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-10-06.

External links

Profile at Illawarra Steelers tribute website

Sporting positions
Preceded by David Grant	Canberra Raiders captain 1983	Succeeded by Ron Giteau
Preceded by team created	Coach Newcastle Knights 1988-1991	Succeeded by David Waite 1991-1994
Preceded by Allan Fitzgibbon 1995	Coach Illawarra Steelers 1996	Succeeded by Andrew Farrar 1997-1998

Australia squad – 1975 Rugby League World Championship winners (4th title)

Australia squad - 1977 World Cup Final winners (5th title)

1. Graham Eadie 2. Allan McMahon 3. Mick Cronin 4. Russel Gartner 5. Mark Harris 6. John Peard 7. John Kolc 8. Greg Veivers 9. Nick Geiger 10. Terry Randall 11. Arthur Beetson (c) 12. Ray Higgs 13. Greg Pierce 14. Denis Fitzgerald Coach: Terry Fearnley

1978 Kangaroo Tour squad

Newcastle Knights Inaugural Squad

v Parramatta Eels, Newcastle International Sports Centre, 5 March 1988

1. Glen Frendo 2. Brian Quinton 3. Gavin Hanrahan 4. Glenn Miller 5. Rod Whitaker 6. Robbie Tew 7. Steve Walters

8. Tony Butterfield 9. Tony Townsend 10. David Thorne 11. Michael McKeirnan 12. Sam Stewart (c) 13. David Boyd

14. Scott Carter 15. George Mann 16. Tea Ropati 17. No Player

Coach:	Allan McMahon

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