responsibility for the actions of club officials in carrying out the cheating.
But he also believes the other two members of the board should also be dismissed.
"We're directors of that board, us along with the two News Limited-appointed directors, we certainly have to take our share of responsibility," Maher said.
"We were directors of the football club, we were there while this deception took place so of course we have to take our share of responsibility, there's no doubt about that."
"But not just us four, there's two others there as well, there's two other News Limited-appointed directors as well who also must accept their share of responsibility as well."
"I think they should have stood down most certainly."
"We were asked to stand down, I think all six should have been made to stand down."
"Not one of us four walk away for one moment from the responsibility that we had when we were there."
Having dismissed News Limited chief executive John Hartigan's suggestion that the four directors had refused to enter into arbitration to avoid the court action, Maher revealed the directors had requested such mediation before launching their legal challenge.
And Maher took aim at News Limited chief executive John Hartigan for implicating current club officials Matt Hanson and Paul Gregory, who have been suspended from duty since the scandal became public.
"What I can say though is that two of those names that were mentioned today ... I think for those two names to be named and used in the context they were used today, was one of the more shameful acts that I've witnessed in a long time," he said.
"It was dreadfully unfair on both those individuals. Both those individuals had the best interests of that club at heart at all times and to be named in that manner today, in my view, is quite shameful."