Career
An Australian international representative half, he played in Australia for the Balmain club, winning the 1944, "46 and "47 grand finals with them. He was also the 1947 season"s top point-scorer. Devery then had a successful career playing in England for the Huddersfield club before returning to Sydney where he coached the Manly-Warringah club
Devery was discovered by Latchem Robinson while playing football in The Domain, Sydney as a sailor in the Royal Australian Navy during the war.
He represented City Firsts on 6 occasions, New South Wales on 2 occasions between 1946–1947 and the Australian rugby league team in 1946 in three tests against Great Britain. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo Number.222.
At the end of the 1947 season a large number of Australians signed with English clubs, headed by Devery who signed with Huddersfield for a fee of £1,350 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £120,000 in 2013). He also made 11-appearances for the Other Nationalities, and one appearance for the British Empire.
Devery played centre, id est (that is) number 4, in Huddersfield"s 4-11 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1949 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1949-1950 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1949, and played centre, id est (that is) number 4, and scored 3-conversions in the 18-8 victory over Batley in the 1952 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1952-1953 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1952.
Devery played centre, id est (that is) number 4, in Huddersfield"s 2-20 defeat by Wigan in the Championship final during the 1949-1950 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950. Pat Devery played centre, id est (that is) number 4 (Following a leg injury to Pat Devery, Pat Devery moved to Left-wing, ie number 5, and Lionel Cooper moved to centre, ie number 4. Lionel Cooper also took over the kicking duties from Pat Devery) and scored a conversion in Huddersfield"s 15-10 victory over Saint Helens in the 1953 Challenge Cup final during the 1952-1953 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 25 April 1953.
He scored over 1000 points during his English career between 1948–1954.
On his return to Australia, he coached Manly-Warringah club in 1955 and 1956. He finished his coaching career at Lithgow in 1957.
In 2005 Devery was named as one of the inaugural inductees into the Balmain Tigers Hall of Fame. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.