Originally from Wolumla, New South Wales where he broke into the first grade rugby league team at age 15,[2] during World War II he served as an anti-aircraft gunner and played rugby league in Darwin.[3] After a car accident which resulted in a serious eye injury, McCoy was relocated to Sydney and started playing first grade football in the New South Wales Rugby Football League for the Eastern Suburbs club during the 1945 NSWRFL season. After the war ended he returned to the South Coast where he captain-coached Bega Roosters to premiership honours and in 1947 represented Country New South Wales against City at the Sydney Cricket Ground before a crowd of 50,000.
McCoy returned to Sydney and started playing for St. George from the 1948 NSWRFL season and in the final games of the season he captained the club. He was selected to play representative football for City NSW, kicking seven goals against Country in pouring rain in 1949.[4] Later that year he played for St. George in the 1949 NSWRFL season's grand final at centre, scoring a try and kicking a goal in their 19–12 victory against South Sydney. After that McCoy was selected to tour New Zealand with the Australian national team, becoming Kangaroo No. 268[5] and appearing in the two Test matches, scoring the match-winning try in the second one to level the series. He was the tour's top points scorer with 55 from 7 games.
A knee injury cut short McCoy's time with St. George and he didn't play any football in 1953, instead coaching St George's juniors to win their competition. After that he would play the remainder of his career as a captain-coach, moving to Queensland and joining Rockhampton's Fitzroy club. The following year McCoy played in the Riverina for Leeton's club. In 1957 he returned to Rockhampton with Fitzroy and the following year joined the Christian Brothers club. McCoy's final year of playing was in 1959 with Townsville's Centrals club.
Post playingedit
Following his football career, McCoy had a successful career in Sydney's cricketing competition as a batsman. In March 2004 a Legends Walk at Kogarah Oval was opened, with 16 club greats, including McCoy, inducted into a hall of fame.[6] McCoy died in hospital at Baulkham Hills, New South Wales on 20 February 2007. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, McCoy was named in the Queensland Rugby League Central Division's team of the century.
^"Death of Matt McCoy". Bega District News. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^"Matt McCoy". yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^Whiticker, Alan. "Matt McCoy". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^(PDF). 2013 Annual Report. NRL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^Brad Walter and Steve Mascord (8 March 2004). "Broncos' teenage prodigy in the Hunt for a baptism of fire against the Warriors". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External linksedit
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matt, mccoy, rugby, league, matt, mccoy, december, 1923, february, 2007, australian, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1940s, 1950s, inductee, george, illawarra, dragons, hall, fame, australian, international, south, wales, interstate, represent. Matt McCoy 20 December 1923 20 February 2007 was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s and an inductee of the St George Illawarra Dragons Hall of Fame An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative goal kicking centre he played in Sydney s New South Wales Rugby Football League for the St George club with whom he won the 1949 NSWRFL Premiership McCoy also played for Sydney s Eastern Suburbs club and in Country New South Wales and Queensland as a captain coach representing both City and Country New South Wales as well as Central Queensland during his career Matt McCoyPersonal informationFull nameMatthew Phillip McCoyBorn 1923 12 20 20 December 1923Wolumla New South Wales AustraliaDied20 February 2007 2007 02 20 aged 83 Baulkham Hills New South Wales AustraliaPlaying informationWeight14 st 0 lb 89 kg PositionCentreClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1945 Eastern Suburbs 2 0 2 0 21947 Bega 17 331948 52 St George 67 26 66 8 2081954 Fitzroy1955 56 Leeton1957 Fitzroy1958 Brothers1959 CentralsTotal 69 43 101 8 210RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1947 NSW Country 1 0 2 0 41949 51 NSW City 2 0 9 0 181949 51 New South Wales 5 2 15 0 361949 Australia 2 2 1 0 8195 Central QueenslandSource 1 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Post playing 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career editOriginally from Wolumla New South Wales where he broke into the first grade rugby league team at age 15 2 during World War II he served as an anti aircraft gunner and played rugby league in Darwin 3 After a car accident which resulted in a serious eye injury McCoy was relocated to Sydney and started playing first grade football in the New South Wales Rugby Football League for the Eastern Suburbs club during the 1945 NSWRFL season After the war ended he returned to the South Coast where he captain coached Bega Roosters to premiership honours and in 1947 represented Country New South Wales against City at the Sydney Cricket Ground before a crowd of 50 000 McCoy returned to Sydney and started playing for St George from the 1948 NSWRFL season and in the final games of the season he captained the club He was selected to play representative football for City NSW kicking seven goals against Country in pouring rain in 1949 4 Later that year he played for St George in the 1949 NSWRFL season s grand final at centre scoring a try and kicking a goal in their 19 12 victory against South Sydney After that McCoy was selected to tour New Zealand with the Australian national team becoming Kangaroo No 268 5 and appearing in the two Test matches scoring the match winning try in the second one to level the series He was the tour s top points scorer with 55 from 7 games A knee injury cut short McCoy s time with St George and he didn t play any football in 1953 instead coaching St George s juniors to win their competition After that he would play the remainder of his career as a captain coach moving to Queensland and joining Rockhampton s Fitzroy club The following year McCoy played in the Riverina for Leeton s club In 1957 he returned to Rockhampton with Fitzroy and the following year joined the Christian Brothers club McCoy s final year of playing was in 1959 with Townsville s Centrals club Post playing editFollowing his football career McCoy had a successful career in Sydney s cricketing competition as a batsman In March 2004 a Legends Walk at Kogarah Oval was opened with 16 club greats including McCoy inducted into a hall of fame 6 McCoy died in hospital at Baulkham Hills New South Wales on 20 February 2007 In 2008 the centenary year of rugby league in Australia McCoy was named in the Queensland Rugby League Central Division s team of the century References edit Rugby League Project Death of Matt McCoy Bega District News 22 February 2007 Retrieved 1 January 2014 Matt McCoy yesterdayshero com au SmartPack International Retrieved 1 January 2014 Whiticker Alan Matt McCoy rugbyleagueproject org Shawn Dollin Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates Retrieved 1 January 2014 Australian Kangaroos Player Register PDF 2013 Annual Report NRL Archived from the original PDF on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 1 December 2013 Brad Walter and Steve Mascord 8 March 2004 Broncos teenage prodigy in the Hunt for a baptism of fire against the Warriors The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 1 January 2014 External links editMatt McCoy at stats rleague com legendsoftherealmccoy com nbsp This Australian rugby league football biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matt McCoy rugby league amp oldid 1155904414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
