Wes Maas (born 12 February 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played for South Sydney in the NRL competition.

Wes Maas
Personal information
Full nameWesley Maas
Born (1980-02-12) 12 February 1980 (age 44)
Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002 South Sydney 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
Wes Maas

Playing career

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Maas played for the Parramatta Eels in reserve grade and won two premierships with the club in the late 1990s. Before signing with Souths, Maas was likened to former South Sydney player Les Davidson by rugby league journalist, Steve Mascord.

Maas made his first grade debut for South Sydney against the Brisbane Broncos in round 8 2002 which ended in a 42–16 loss at the Sydney Football Stadium. He made his final appearances in the top grade the following week against the New Zealand Warriors which ended in a 25–18 loss.

Maas was later released by South Sydney and played in the lower grades for Balmain. In 2007, Maas signed for CYMS Dubbo in the group 11 competition.[2][3]

Career following professional football

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In 2017, Maas continued to have some involvement with rugby league and coached St Mary's, Dubbo.[4][5]

Maas founded the MAAS Group and became a property developer.[6] Maas debuted on The Australian Financial Review Rich List in 2021 with a net worth of A$593 million.[7]

Year Financial Review
Rich List
Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$) Rank Net worth (US$)
2021[7] 198   $593 million  
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References

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  1. ^ "Wes Maas - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Wes Maas". www.ssralmanac.com.
  3. ^ "Maas to lead CYMS in '07". Daily Liberal.
  4. ^ "Councillors disagree over lot sizes at Southlakes Estate". Daily Liberal.
  5. ^ "St Mary's claims annual Richardson Cup while St Joseph's of Nyngan wins Peachey Shield at Dubbo's Caltex Park finals day". Forbes Advocate.
  6. ^ "Moelis, Morgans unveil $55m a year Maas Group". Australian Financial Review. 22 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.