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Laurie Fagan

Playing 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
Saturday, 3rd May, 1941
Died
Monday, 28th September, 2020 (Aged 79 years and 148 days)

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1962
Preseason Cup
1968

Biography

Diminutive Balmain halfback played for NSW against Queensland and Great Britain in 1962, the year he was named The Sun 'Player of the Year'. Fagan missed much of the 1965 season with a broken leg and later joined newcomers Penrith in 1967 where he scored the club's first try in a premiership match. A natural leader and schemer around the rucks, Fagan captained Penrith in the absence of Bob Boland in 1970. He saw out his career with Second Division club Ryde-Eastwood, coaching the club to premiership success in 1972.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Balmain TigersBAL - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 1 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - - 1 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 175 - 175 29-29 25     4 4 145 - - - 77 93 5 44.00% List
NRL Finals - 3 - 3 --- 2     - - 4 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
City Cup - 3 - 3 4-4 -     - - 12 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Preseason Cup 1 37 1 38 4-4 11     - - 34 - - - 20 14 4 52.63% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  221 1 222 37-37 36     4 4 191 - - - 103 109 10 46.40% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Seconds 1962-63   2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1962   2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 1 0.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1963   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
BalmainBalmain 19591959 NSWRFL   3 - 31-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
BalmainBalmain 19601960 NSWRFL   17 - 171-1 -     - - 3 - - - 10 7 - 58.82% List
BalmainBalmain 19611961 NSWRFL   20 - 208-8 1     - - 26 - - - 11 9 - 55.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19621962 NSWRFL   17 - 174-4 13     - - 38 - - - 5 11 1 29.41% List
BalmainBalmain 19631963 NSWRFL   17 - 173-3 3     - - 15 - - - 11 6 - 64.71% List
BalmainBalmain 19641964 NSWRFL   11 - 111-1 4     - - 11 - - - 7 4 - 63.64% List
BalmainBalmain 19651965 NSWRFL   7 - 71-1 1     - - 5 - - - 4 2 1 57.14% List
BalmainBalmain 19661966 NSWRFL   6 - 6--- 1     - - 2 - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List
PenrithPenrith 19671967 NSWRFL   22 - 222-2 -     3 3 12 - - - 5 15 2 22.73% List
PenrithPenrith 19681968 NSWRFL   17 - 172-2 2     - - 10 - - - 9 8 - 52.94% List
PenrithPenrith 19691969 NSWRFL   16 - 162-2 -     - - 6 - - - 4 12 - 25.00% List
PenrithPenrith 19701970 NSWRFL   22 - 224-4 -     1 1 14 - - - 7 14 1 31.82% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Balmain 1959-66   98 - 98 19-19 23     - - 103 - - - 52 44 2 53.06% List
Penrith 1967-70   77 - 77 10-10 2     4 4 42 - - - 25 49 3 32.47% List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    7 Apr 2010 12:31pm

    Fagan scored Penriths first ever try.He scored Penriths First ever try in their first ever match against Canterbury at Belmore Sportsground in 1967.

  • Anonymous
    29 Sep 2020 11:45am

    Champion on and off the field passed away 28/09/2020

  • David Waterman
    16 Apr 2025 8:18pm

    In 1971 aged 19 I played against Laurie Fagan in reserve grade Arncliffe Scots vs Ryde Eastwood at their home ground.
    It was my first game back after 8 weeks out with dislocated shoulder.
    Laurie took the ball from our kick off and punted it straight back down our end but I followed through our kick and hit him late, strai?ht in the middle of his chest testing out my shoulder which cost us an upfield penalty.
    As Laurie got and we both trotted upfield he said to me "what was that all about" and I told him it was my first game back from injury and I was testing my shoulder. He just smiled and gave me a slight shoulder nudge.
    The worst thing was he followed around the field all game and everytime I got the ball he hit me so hard with clinical clean tackles often slamming me on my back.
    At fulltime he came to me, shook my hand and with his left hand on my shoulder and asked how was my shoulder to which I replied "fine, but I think I'll be a bit sore tomorrow morning" .
    He laughed and russelled my hair and said "you're young but a tough little nut".
    After all the games had finished we all went back to RE club for drinks. I was with my club makes when Laurie came over with a beer for me laughing saying, you deserve this you little prick .
    A game I never forgot, nor my back which was black and blue from all the backslam tackles he laid on me.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Tim Costello

Sources: RFL Player Registers