Laurie Daley

Personal information
Full name	Laurie William Daley OA
Date of birth	20 October 1969 (1969-10-20) (age 38)
Place of birth	Junee, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname(s)	Loz, Lozza
Club information
Position(s)	Five-eighth / Centre
Current club	Retired
Number	4 / 6
Youth clubs
Years	Club
	Junee Diesels
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1987 - 00	Canberra Raiders	244 (445)
Representative teams
1988 1989 - 99 1990 - 99	Country Origin New South Wales Australia	26 (26) 26 (62)
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Laurie William Daley OA, (born 20 October 1969, Junee) was an Aboriginal [1] rugby league player in the Australian rugby league competition, primarily as a centre and then five-eighth. He played for the Canberra Raiders during their most successful period in the 1990s. Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Junee is a small town and Local Government Area near central New South Wales, Australia, in the Riverina District, approximately 470 km southwest of Sydney and 250 km northwest of Canberra. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... Rugby league football (usually shortened to rugby league, football, league) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ... A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. ... A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. ... The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. ...

Rugby league Career

Spotted playing first grade for the Junee Diesels in 1986 at the age of sixteen, and after being signed by the Raiders, he developed as a centre and he was playing first grade for Canberra by 1987, and was playing representative rugby league before his 19th birthday in 1988. He was the second highest try-scorer the following year with sixteen tries. For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...

Daley disappointed in his first State of Origin games for New South Wales that year, but in 1990 he made his Australian début against France. That year, Daley also won selection to the Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France, playing centre for the last 4 tests on tour (2 v Great Britain & 2 v France). He missed Australia's opening loss to Great Britain at Wembley Stadium due to a broken hand suffered in a previous tour match. Players are selected to play for the state in which they played their first senior football, hence the name state of origin. Prior to 1980 players were selected for interstate matches on the basis of where they were playing their club football at the time. ... The New South Wales Rugby League team represent New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition. ... Kangaroo Tour is the name given to Australian Rugby League tours of Great Britain and France. ... For the old stadium, see Wembley Stadium (1923). ...

During 1991, Daley was shifted from centre to five-eighth. Affected severely by injury in 1992, Daley captained Australia in the absence of Mal Meninga in the first Test against New Zealand in 1993, kicking the match-saving field goal. 1994 was again plagued by injury, but he returned in time to win the title with the Raiders, contributing a vital try. He was selected, along with six of his Canberra team-mates, to the 1994 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France. Australian national rugby league team captain Malcolm Norman Meninga AM (born on the 8th of July, 1960 in Bundaberg, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league identity. ... The 1994 Kangaroo Tour was the last played in the conventional format, where the Australian side plays a number of matches against British provincial outfits, in additions to the Test matches. ...

Controversy raged in 1995 when Ricky Stuart was preferred for the Canberra captaincy, even though Daley had captained both New South Wales and Australia ahead of Stuart. Furthermore, the outbreak of Super League and Daley's subsequent support for the rival organisation saw him barred from representative games in 1995. Nonetheless, Daley was awarded Rugby League Week's Player of the Year award in 1995. ^{[citation needed]} Ricky Stuart is a former Australian representative rugby league and rugby union player - a dual international and the current coach of the Australian national rugby league team. ... Super League (Australia) was a rugby league football administrative body that conducted professional competition in Australasia for one season in 1997. ... Steve Roach, Tina Turner, and Martin Bella, Rugby League Week front cover 1990, No. ...

In 1996, Super League players were once again allowed to compete in representative fixtures sanctioned by the Australian Rugby League, allowing Daley to compete in State of Origin. Even though Daley was the incumbent New South Wales captain prior to 1995, Brad Fittler was preferred to the captaincy. The following year, the Super League competition was launched, and Daley was appointed to captain the Super League representative teams of both New South Wales and Australia. The Australian Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. ... Players are selected to play for the state in which they played their first senior football, hence the name state of origin. Prior to 1980 players were selected for interstate matches on the basis of where they were playing their club football at the time. ... Bradley Scott Fittler AM (born 5 February, 1972 in Auburn, New South Wales) is a former Australian rugby league player and current coach of the Sydney Roosters. ...

In 1998, Super League and the Australian Rugby League competitions agreed to launch the National Rugby League. Daley took over the Canberra captaincy on a full-time basis after Stuart signed with Canterbury. Although Daley continued to make representative appearances, injuries began to limit his appearances; and he was forced into retirement in 2000. The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ...

Daley is now assistant coach of the NSW and coach of the Country Origin Team State of Origin team and commentates for Fox Sports. Players are selected to play for the state in which they played their first senior football, hence the name state of origin. Prior to 1980 players were selected for interstate matches on the basis of where they were playing their club football at the time. ... Fox Sports is an Australian group of sports channels. ...

Laurie Daley has of September 2007 signed a lucrative contract with the channel 9 network to co present much of their rugby league coverage, from appearing on the weekly rugby league topic show "The Footy Show", to commentating on Nine's football coverage on friday night's and sunday afternoons

References

• State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats

Laurie Daley has also just agreed as of the 13 of November to return to the Canberra Raiders to assist with coaching in the halves in such a young and upcoming team.