Daine Laurie (born 20 July 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or five-eighth for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.
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| Born | 20 July 1999 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Penrith Panthers and the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
editLaurie 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
editEarly years
editIn 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
editIn August, Laurie made his first grade debut in round 13 of the 2020 NRL season for Penrith against the Canberra Raiders.[4]
2021
editLaurie 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
editLaurie 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]
2023
editOn 21 July, Laurie signed a one-year deal to re-join his former club Penrith starting in 2024.[13] Laurie played eleven games for the Wests Tigers in the 2023 NRL season and scored two tries. Wests Tigers would finish with the Wooden Spoon for a second consecutive season.[14][15]
2024
editOn 3 July, Laurie had re-signed with Penrith on a one-year extension.[16]
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Indigenous map showcases NRL, NRLW players' heritage". NRL.com. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "2018 Jersey Flegg Player of the Year: Daine Laurie". 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Round 13 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Dragons cop huge finals blow as Hunt sidelined with broken arm: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au. 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Wests Tigers star Daine Laurie wears Panthers jersey in GF celebrations". www.foxsports.com.au. 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". ABC News. 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Storm secure costly win against gutsy Tigers". www.nrl.com. 12 March 2022.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Phil Gould says Wests Tigers pokies drama was blown out of proportion". wwos.nine.com.au.
- ^ "Tigers: Star duo broke no rules with late-night pokie session before ugly Knights hammering". www.foxsports.com.au. 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Maguire shrugs off Tigers' pokies trip". 7news.com.au. 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Australia PM's XIII vs Papua New Guinea PM's XIII - Prime Ministers XIII PM's XIII, 2022".
- ^ "Daine Laurie signs one-year deal with Penrith Panthers as speculation begins on Jarome Luai's future". wwos.nine.com.au.
- ^ "Star's sizzling return amid Roosters' injury blow as damning stat exposes Tigers: Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NSWRL Jersey Flegg results". nothingbutleague.com.
- ^ "Laurie re-signs with Panthers". Penrith Panthers. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.