Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- Horrie
- Born
- Saturday, 5th January, 1957
- Current Age
- 67 years and 104 days
- Place Of Birth
- Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
- Dally M Halfback Of The Year
- 1980, 1981, 1982
- RLW Player of the Year
- 1980, 1981, 1982
- Rothmans Medal
- 1981
Known Family Links
- Son
- Jackson Hastings
Biography
Easts halfback garnered almost every major individual award in the early 1980s except the personal satisfaction of a Test jersey. Hastings won the Rothmans Medal in 1981 and was voted Player of the Year by Rugby League Week in three consecutive years (1980-82) but was constantly overlooked for rep selection. A member of the Easts side that lost to Canterbury in the 1980 grand final, his sole appearance for NSW was as a reserve in 1983. Hastings was also runner-up in the 'Dally M' Player of the Year award in 1980-82 but was a shock omission from the 1982 Kangaroo Tour. He continued to be a standout performer for the Roosters in the week-to-week grind of Sydney club football but his career wound down after being sidelined for 10 months after breaking his arm during the 1985 season. The first Easts clubman to play 200 first grade games, Hastings was alternatively playing hooker and lock when he left the club in 1987 to coach on the Central Coast.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NRL | 234 | 50 | 56 | 17 | 286 | 124 | 102 | 8 | 52.99% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 11 | 3 | - | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.36% | List | ||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 8 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| National Panasonic Cup | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| Tooheys Challenge Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| State of Origin | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| English Championship | 18 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 22.22% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1981 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW | 1983 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1981-1983 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1976 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1977 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1978 | 22 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 59.09% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1979 | 22 | 5 | 4 | - | 23 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 40.91% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1980 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 76 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 60.00% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1981 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1982 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 62.96% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1983 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1984 | 19 | 1 | 3 | - | 10 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 21.05% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1985 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 55.56% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1986 | 23 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 43.48% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1987 | 13 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 61.54% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1976-87 | 234 | 50 | 56 | 17 | 286 | 124 | 102 | 8 | 52.99% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Barrow | 1986/87 | 23 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 26.09% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Barrow | 1986 | 23 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 26.09% | List | |||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Steven Russo, Michael Borg, Bill Bates
Sources:
Match Video, Newspapers, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88
Your Say
10/06/2011
Hastings won numerous awards during his playing career.In the 1978 he was the Superstar player of the Series in the Amco Cup.He was Rugby league Week player of the Year in 1980,1981 and 1982.He was Dally M Halfback of the Year in1980,1981 and 1982 as well as being the Runner-up in the Dally Ms in all 3 of those Years.He won the Rothmans Medal in 1981.Also in 1983 when playing for Eastern Suburbs.Hastings got a 10 in Rugby League Week.It came after Eastern Suburbs 17-0 win over Penrith at Penrith Park on April 3.
14/04/2012
LEGEND
02/06/2012
For Horrie it was hard for him to come into the representative light as he had to contest with the like/s of Tommy Raudonikos, Steve Mortimor and Peter Sterling. He was a true Clubman for The Roosters. Amazingly, He has never been asked by Easts/Sydney Roosters if he would be interested in some kind of coaching or training role at The Club. Some time ago I did get in touch with him by Linked-In to ask if Roosters made an offer what would he do. In his true hearted honesty he said that He would leave The USA tomorrow to have involvement with The Roosters.
19/04/2015
KEV,another pound for pound great ! use to see him at easts leagues and always had time for a chat, THANKS KEV for all the years of such entertaining football m8,YOU are an EASTS LEGEND !
19/04/2015
fantastic player for barrow rlfc.to be honest he was far too clever for the players in that particular team.because he played for eastern suburbs i have always followed their fortunes up to the present day [sydney roosters].
05/06/2017
Even in 2017 you see supporters wearing old Roosters Jerseys with number 7 - Kevin Hastings on the back.
Loyalty to the Roosters cost him a representative career, in hindsight he should have moved on to Manly with Boustead, Gurr and Cleal.
Still extremely fit, working as PT and won the "Toughest Competitor Alive" event in 2015
28/07/2017
Hasting just one of the best for rooster , 50 years Roller
06/01/2018
Hes allways been my favorite player.
Been a roosters supporter for 38 years.
Hastings no 1
Fittler no 2
Ryan cross 3
My favourites. In order.
13/09/2018
Im in my 50s now.
But have been a roosters man since i was 13.
Keven hastings was a great player.
In his prime i couldnt pick who was a better half him or peter sterling. But both were better than steve mortimer.
I just wish he played in the same life as brad fittler .
These two in the halfs wouldve been great.
12/01/2020
Best club player played his heart out not like to day chaseing dollars went to brookvale in 1987 to watch him but he had a broken arm
27/09/2021
Having met him in his younger days found him to be a gentleman as well as a very talented football player. I can see where his son Jackson gets his talent and ability from. An unsung Rooster who should be recognised for his contribution to the Roosters and Rugby League.
09/02/2022
Legend has it that Hastings was given the nickname Horrie by Bill O’Reilly. Hasting’s nickname at school was Harry kind of a play on his dad’s name Howard (HH) His old schoolmates would chant “Harry” from the Sports Ground Hill maybe that’s what O’Reilly misheard.
01/01/2024
Played country football for Woy Woy, Berry-Shoalhaven and Dapto.
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