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Full name | Selby Oliver William McFarlane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia | 4 August 1891||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 December 1976 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 21 June 2019 |
Selby McFarlane (1891−1976) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played for North Sydney in the NSWRL competition.
McFarlane made his debut for North Sydney in the 1909 season. McFarlane finished as the club's top point scorer in 1909 and 1910. In 1913, McFarlane was selected to represent New South Wales and played in 3 games against Queensland.
McFarlane played with Norths up until the end of the 1915 season before retiring. After retirement, McFarlane enlisted in the Australian Army and served in World War I.[2][3][4]