Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Daniel O'Connell Frawley
- Born
- Friday, 15th December, 1882
- Died
- Friday, 30th June, 1967 (Aged 84 years and 196 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
Biography
Champion winger of his era was a 1907 rebel who played against the NZ ‘All Golds’. A pioneer member of the Easts club Dan Frawley toured with the first Kangaroos in 1908-09. He appeared in 22 matches on tour, including the final two Tests against England, and was acclaimed as the '100 yards champion' of the squad. He again represented Australia against NZ in 1909 before linking with English club Warrington in the 1909-10 season. Returning to Australia he ‘guested’ for England on the 1910 Lions tour in a match against Newcastle. Frawley was almost ruled ineligible to play on his second Kangaroo tour in 1911-12 because of a contractual dispute with Warrington, which still wanted his services. Frawley missed the First Test because of the dispute but was on the flank in the final two Tests when the 'Australasian' team won the Ashes for the first time. He scored 18 tries in 12 matches on tour and after playing for NSW in the ensuing years (including two tours of NZ in 1912-13) and appeared in two more Tests when the Englishmen toured in 1914. Frawley's last appearance for his country was in the famous ‘Rorke's Drift’ Test won by England in the Ashes series decider at the SCG.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Served in the Boer War
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 | 71 | 56 | 20 | 1 | 210 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 74.65% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 37 | 24 | 3 | - | 78 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 48.65% | List | |||
Test Series | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28.57% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 25 | 40 | 52 | - | 224 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 88.00% | List | |||
Tour Matches | Great Britain/Australasia | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Tour Matches | Kangaroos | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Interstate Matches | 2 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
City Cup | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1909, 1911-12, 1914 | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 20.00% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1909 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Metropolis | 1908 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Probables (AU) | 1908 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NSW Firsts | 1909, 1911-13 | 27 | 44 | 52 | - | 236 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 88.89% | List | |||
Kangaroos | 1910 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1908-1913 | 30 | 46 | 52 | 0 | 242 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 90.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1908 | 8 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.50% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1909 | 3 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1910 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 60.00% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1911 | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 55.56% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1912 | 12 | 11 | 4 | - | 41 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.67% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1913 | 13 | 8 | 1 | - | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.31% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1914 | 12 | 8 | 1 | - | 26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.33% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1915 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Sydney | 1908-15 | 71 | 56 | 20 | 1 | 210 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 74.65% | List |
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Jamie Murdoch
Sources:
Newspapers
Your Say
27/03/2020
Ive had a very proud love for pa since mum would tell me about Dan and his prowess on the wing playing for the ioneer kangaroos im now a grandfather as well and have kept his feats in the fore front of my child and grandchild going on . Ashley Brignell
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