Daine Laurie (rugby league, born 1999)

Daine Laurie (born 20 July 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).

For the former Wests Tigers and Penrith Panthers player, see Daine Laurie (rugby league, born 1984).

Daine Laurie
Personal information
Born (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 Penrith Panthers 3 0 0 0 0
2021– Wests Tigers 41 10 0 0 40
Total 44 10 0 0 40
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 5 March 2023

He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Background

Laurie was born in Sydney, but was raised in Iluka, New South Wales where his family is from. He is of Indigenous Australian descent, from the Bundjalung and Yaegl people,[2] and is a relative of Cody Walker. Laurie is the nephew of his namesake Daine Laurie.

Laurie played his junior rugby league for the Lower Clarence Magpies and Grafton Ghosts before joining the Penrith Panthers in 2017.

Playing career

Early years

In 2017, Laurie joined Penrith and played with their S. G. Ball Cup squad. In 2018, he was named Penrith's Jersey Flegg Cup player of the year.[3]

2020

In August, Laurie made his first grade debut in round 13 of the 2020 NRL season for Penrith against the Canberra Raiders.[4]

2021

Laurie signed with the Wests Tigers until the end of the 2023 season.[5] However, it was announced on 2 August that he would miss the rest of the 2021 NRL season after suffering a broken fibula in the Wests Tigers round 20 loss against the New Zealand Warriors. Otherwise, Laurie had a breakout rookie season, which saw him nominated for the 2021 RLPA Players' Champion award.

On 6 October, a photo of Penrith-born Laurie wearing a jersey of his former club (Penrith) and celebrating that club's 2021 NRL Grand Final victory over South Sydney was shared to the media, despite him being contracted to the Wests Tigers. Laurie later apologised over the incident saying "Silly by me, silly mistake, but I am really sorry for it".[6]

2022

Laurie played a total of 19 matches for the Wests Tigers in the 2022 NRL season.[7][8]

In March, a Newcastle fan reportedly spotted Laurie and a Wests Tigers team-mate playing poker machines in a Newcastle hotel at 10pm on the eve of an unsuccessful Tigers match against Newcastle. The drama was described as "blown out of proportion".[9] No NRL or club disciplinary action was taken as no integrity rules were breached.[10][11]

On 25 September, Laurie scored a try for the 2022 Australian Men's Prime Minister's XIII in their 64-14 victory over the Papuan New Guinea Prime Minister's XIII at Suncorp Stadium.[12]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Indigenous map showcases NRL, NRLW players' heritage". NRL.com. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "2018 Jersey Flegg Player of the Year: Daine Laurie".
  4. "Round 13 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 4 August 2020.
  5. "Dragons cop huge finals blow as Hunt sidelined with broken arm: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au.
  6. "Wests Tigers star Daine Laurie wears Panthers jersey in GF celebrations". www.foxsports.com.au.
  7. "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". www.abc.net.au.
  8. "Storm secure costly win against gutsy Tigers". www.nrl.com.
  9. "EXCLUSIVE: Phil Gould says Wests Tigers pokies drama was blown out of proportion". wwos.nine.com.au.
  10. "Tigers: Star duo broke no rules with late-night pokie session before ugly Knights hammering". www.foxsports.com.au.
  11. "Maguire shrugs off Tigers' pokies trip". 7news.com.au.
  12. "Australia PM's XIII vs Papua New Guinea PM's XIII - Prime Ministers XIII PM's XIII, 2022".


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