Coaching Career
All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Don Alfred Furner
- Nickname(s)
- Fatty
- Born
- Saturday, 26th December, 1931
- Died
- Monday, 24th February, 2020 (Aged 88 years and 60 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia
Competitions Won
- The Ashes
- 1986, 1988
- World Cup
- 1985/88
- Test Series
- 1986 Australia vs New Zealand
Coaching Career Statistics
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 77.78% | List | |||||||
| Other International Matches | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100.00% | List | |||||||
| The Ashes | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 83.33% | List | |||||||
| World Cup | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 70.00% | List | |||||||
| Tour Matches | MonaroMON | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 33.33% | List | ||||||
| Tour Matches | AustraliaAUS | - | 31 | 29 | 2 | - | 93.55% | List | ||||||
| Tour Matches | Australian Presidents XIIIAUS | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100.00% | List | ||||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| NSW City vs Country Firsts | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 0.00% | List | |||||||
| NSW City vs Country | - | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 14.29% | List | |||||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) | - | 222 | 99 | 118 | 5 | 44.59% | List | |||||||
| NRL Finals | - | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 42.86% | List | |||||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 14 | 6 | 8 | - | 42.86% | List | |||||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 17 | 6 | 11 | - | 35.29% | List | |||||||
| Endeavour Cup | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 0.00% | List | |||||||
| Overall | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| First Class | 298 | 144 | 149 | 5 | 48.32% | List | ||||||||
Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| Australia | 1986-88 | 15 | 13 | 2 | - | 86.67% | List | |||||||
| Fiji | 2000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 33.33% | List | |||||||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| Australia | 1986-1988 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100.00% | List | |||||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| Australia | 1986, 1988 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 85.71% | List | |||||||
| Fiji | 2000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 33.33% | List | |||||||
Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| Monaro | 1965, 1974-79 | 12 | 4 | 8 | - | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| NSW Country Seconds | 1967-68, 1974-75 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 25.00% | List | |||||||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1969, 1976-77 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 0.00% | List | |||||||
| Aus Presidents XIII | 1988 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100.00% | List | |||||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs | 19701970 NSWRFL | 22 | 13 | 9 | - | 59.09% | List | |||||||
| Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs | 19711971 NSWRFL | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 40.91% | List | |||||||
| Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs | 19721972 NSWRFL | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 72.00% | List | |||||||
| CanberraCanberra | 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup | 26 | 4 | 22 | - | 15.38% | List | |||||||
| CanberraCanberra | 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup | 26 | 9 | 17 | - | 34.62% | List | |||||||
| CanberraCanberra | 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup | 25 | 13 | 12 | - | 52.00% | List | |||||||
| CanberraCanberra | 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| CanberraCanberra | 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| CanberraCanberra | 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup | 28 | 17 | 11 | - | 60.71% | List | |||||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1970-72 | 69 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 57.97% | List | |||||||
| Canberra | 1982-87 | 153 | 59 | 91 | 3 | 38.56% | List | |||||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Andrew Ferguson
Your Say
14 Dec 2011 10:43pm
Captain-Coached the Junee Diesels in Group 9 in 1964 to the clubs first ever premiership.
25 Sep 2019 9:09am
Played with the June’s Diesels in 1964 under coach Don Furner. Won the comp. and lifted the Maher Cup from Cootamundra. What a great coach!
30 Jul 2020 3:35am
Passed away on 24 February 2020.
10 Oct 2024 11:08pm
Don furner coached Tumbarumba in group 20 from 1960 to 1963. Won the premier ship in 1960 defeating Yenda in a replay after the first the scores ended up 2 all the week before after 6 inches of rain hit the Riverina and the Narrandera sports ground became a quagmire. Tumbarumba were runners up in 1961 & 1962 under Furners Coaching.Furner left Tumbarumba at the end of1963.
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