Albert George Henry "Alby" Why (Carr) - South Sydney Player Report

Forward

FG Player - 143

Three time South Sydney premiership winner in 1925, 1926 and 1927. Who also won the City Cup in 1924, but missing the 1925 City Cup final through injury. Albert Why enlisted right at the end of the Great War in October 1918 a month before peace was declared in November. He Played under an alias Albert Carr between 1921 and 1928). Alby Why tells the story: "I commenced my footballing days at Wellington(NSW) in 1917. In 1921 he was at Redfern Oval and was asked to play third grade for the Mascot team as 'A.Carr'. Alby Why candidly admitted in 1929 upon his return from England that he was Alby Carr, while he was registering to play as Albert Why. In 1927 scenes of players and fans circle departing players Alby Carr and Sid Harris after the hatrick of premiership wins as they sing. These scenes gave rise to South Sydney being called the "Pride of the League".

Player Relatives
Brother     - Why, Jack
Brother     - Why, Oliver

Playing - Height / Weight
        5ft 11in / 11st 9lb

Representative Qualification
Indigenous 
NSW Country

Date of Birth
Brewarrina, NSW - 12th August 1899 (Died - 1969) 

South Sydney Junior Club
Mascot

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Wellington (NSW)           (1917-20)
Military Service           (1918-19)                    AIF Reserves
Mascot 3G                  (1921)
Newtown                    (1922)     10  3   -  -   9
City Houses League         (1923)
Huddersfield               (1927-28)
Yanco/Leeton               (1929)

Playing Career at South Sydney (1924-27,29-31)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1924 Rd06  v Eastern Suburbs (24y 328d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :                        City Cup :               Aust Championship :                            Tour
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1924     5   5   -   1   -      -    3 :   6   6   -   4   -      -   12 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1925    11  11   -   3   -      -    9 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1926    18  18   -   8   -      -   24 :                                 :                                 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
1927    17  17   -   8   -      -   24 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   2   -      -    6
1929     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1930    10  10   -   5   -      -   15 :                                 :                                 :   3   3   -   -   -      -    -
1931     -   -   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL   61  61   -  25   -      -   75 :   7   7   -   4   -      -   12 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   7   7   -   3   -      -    9

SS FG   76  76   -  32   -      -   96 
     

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1927 Rd12  v Glebe

      First Grade
Year  Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Other(  W- D-L      %)
1927            3(  2- 0-1    67%) :

TOTAL           3(  2- 0-1    67%) :     

SS FG           3(  2- 0-1    67%)

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
never

Representative Honours at South Sydney

Domestic                                   CvC / Interstate :                       Tourists :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Probables RG         1924                                   :                                :  1   1   -   1   -      -    3
New South Wales      1924-25  1   1   -   -   -      -    - :  1   1   -   -   -      -    - :  3   3   -   2   -      -    6
Possibles            1925                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney Metropolis    1926-27  1   1   -   2   -      -    6 :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney Metropolis II 1927                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
New South Wales II   1927                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL                        11  11   -   5   -      -   15

International
none

TOTAL                         -   -   -   -   -      -    -

ALL REPS                     11  11   -   5   -      -   15

Captaincy          CvC/Interstate/Internationals :            Tourists :               Other 
                              M(  W- D-L      %) :  M(  W- D-L      %) :  M(  W- D-L      %)
Sydney Metropolis II 1927                        :                     :  1(  1- 0-0   100%)
Sydney Metropolis    1927     1(  1- 0-0   100%) :                     :
New South Wales II   1927                        :                     :  1(  0- 1-0     0%)

TOTAL                         3(  2- 1-0    67%)

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1924 Fwd  Probables RG         v Possibles RG                     1  -     -
1924 Lock New South Wales      v Cnrtl-Nthrn NSW    Qld Tour      1  -     -
1924 Lock New South Wales      v Ipswich            Qld Tour      1  -     -
1924 SRow New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     -
1924 Cntr New South Wales      v Toowoomba          Qld Tour      -  -     -

1925 Lock Possibles            v Probables                        -  -     -
1925 Res  New South Wales      v New Zealand        2nd Match                      (Selected but DNP)
1925 Fwd  New South Wales      v New Zealand        3rd Match     -  -     -

1926 Lock Sydney Metropolis    v Newcastle                        -  -     -

1927 Lock Sydney Metropolis II v NSW Country II                   -  -     - (c) W
1927 Lock Sydney Metropolis    v NSW Country        2nd Match     2  -     - (c) W
1927 Lock New South Wales II   v Queensland                       -  -     - (c) D

After Leaving South Sydney

After leaving South Sydney Albert Why would go on to coach Canterbury between 1950-52.

Ref - TwRG p257 / RLN p14 / Wiki / RLP / ANC / NAA-95338 / AWM / FN-15 / FN-46


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