Joseph William McGraw (1874-1951) was a co-founder of the

St. George Dragons The St. George Dragons is an Australian rugby league football club from St George District in Sydney, New South Wales that played in the top level New South Wales competition and Australian Rugby League competitions from the 1921 until th ...

rugby league club and an Australian sports administrator from the 1920s. Joe McGraw is remembered as a foundation member of the

District Rugby League Football Club, and was directly responsible with Allan Clark for the club's admission into the NSWRFL competition in 1921. He was their first club secretary, although he retained that role for only 12 months, until he was replaced by Reg Fusedale after a boardroom spill. He continued retaining a keen interest in the club, and ran for many positions with the St. George club and the NSWRFL over many years. McGraw was also a patron of the

Referees' and was a prominent figure within the St. George area junior league in the early days. Joe McGraw juggled his football commitments with a successful book-binding business. He resided in Ramsgate, New South Wales for most of his life. He retired from all duties at the St.George club in 1946. Joe McGraw was awarded life membership of the

club in 1938. He died on 6 November 1951, age 76.Sydney Morning Herals: Death Notice 7/11/1951

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McGraw, Joe Australian rugby league administrators 1874 births 1951 deaths