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Laurie Freier

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
Tuesday, 7th December, 1948
Current Age
77 years and 189 days
Place Of Birth
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Competitions Won

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1974, 1976
Preseason Cup
1974

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

Playing Career Statistics

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Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 2 56 6 62 10-10 - - - 30 - - - 34 27 1 54.84% List
NRL Finals - 1 4 5 --- - - - - - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Preseason Cup 1 18 1 19 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 12 7 - 63.16% List
Midweek Cup - - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Endeavour Cup - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  74 8 82 13-13 - - - 39 - - - 47 34 1 57.32% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19701970 NSWRFL   5 1 6--- - - - - - - - 2 4 - 33.33% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19711971 NSWRFL   7 1 81-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 5 - 37.50% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19721972 NSWRFL   12 2 145-5 - - - 15 - - - 9 4 1 64.29% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19731973 NSWRFL   20 - 203-3 - - - 9 - - - 11 9 - 55.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19741974 NSWRFL   4 1 51-1 - - - 3 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
ManlyManly 19751975 NSWRFL   8 - 8--- - - - - - - - 5 3 - 62.50% List
ManlyManly 19761976 NSWRFL   - 1 1--- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern Suburbs 1970-74   48 5 53 10-10 - - - 30 - - - 29 23 1 54.72% List
Manly 1975-76   8 1 9 --- - - - - - - - 5 4 - 55.56% List

Your Say

  • John REA
    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 !

  • Natalie Spooner
    28 Aug 2021 6:31pm

    Amazing man on and of the field

  • Paul
    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.

  • DON GORMAN
    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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