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
- Born
- Tuesday, 7th December, 1948
- Current Age
- 77 years and 180 days
- Place Of Birth
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Biography
Hard-working second row forward, originally from the G’Coast, was a reserve for Easts in the 1972 grand final. After coaching Wests to a reserve grade premiership in 1981, Freier was named Coach of the Year at Easts in 1983 but the club sacked him the following year when the side lost 17 matches. His time at Wests ended the same way, replaced midway through the 1988 season by lower grade coach John Bailey.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Coaching Career Statistics
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW City vs Country | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100.00% | List | |||||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) | - | 67 | 21 | 43 | 3 | 31.34% | List | |||||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 62.50% | List | |||||||
| Overall | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| First Class | 75 | 26 | 46 | 3 | 34.67% | List | ||||||||
Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1987 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100.00% | List | |||||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs | 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 51.85% | List | |||||||
| Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs | 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup | 24 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 20.83% | List | |||||||
| Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs | 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 12.50% | List | |||||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1983-84 | 51 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 37.25% | List | |||||||
| Western Suburbs | 1988 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 12.50% | List | |||||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Wests Archives, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
19 Apr 2015 9:44pm
TOUGH and a HARD man but a gentleman off the field,too much interferance at EASTS when he was COACH ! i worked with laurie at waverley council,THANKS Laurie !
28 Aug 2021 6:31pm
Amazing man on and of the field
12 Jan 2024 10:29am
Actually met him today In Nelson Bay having coffee.
What a true gentleman. I was very impressed with his history and life stories.
24 Dec 2025 3:42pm
I was a trainer at East when Laurie coached there,in his last year there he knew very early on that Artie was coming the next season.
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