Career
He played with the Eastern Suburbs club in the codes inaugural season - 1908, as a 38-year-old. Known as "Percy Mac", he was an outside back and played in the NSWRL"s first premiership final. The match was played between Eastern suburbs and South Sydney resulting in a 14-12 victory to Souths.
McNamara kicked a field goal in the deciding match.
Percy McNamara played 9 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years (1908-1909), he scored 21 points - 3 tries and kicked 6 goals. He was also a Cricketer with Waverley and Australian Rules Player.
A press article from 1935 noted that he suffered severe injuries from slipping on a banana peel on a Sydney Street. His funeral was held on 8 October 1940 and he was cremated at Northern Suburbs Crematorium.
