Laurie Doran

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

Laurie Doran
Personal information
Full nameLaurie Doran
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1942–46 North Sydney 61 5 13 0 41
1947 Newtown 19 3 3 0 15
Total 80 8 16 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1944 Sydney Firsts 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1951 North Sydney 18 5 0 13 28
Source: [1]

Laurie Doran was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney and Newtown as a second rower.

Playing career

Doran began his first grade career in 1942 with Norths and played in the 1943 NSWRL grand final defeat against Newtown in front of a crowd of 60,922 which was a record attendance for a grand final at the time. In 1947, Doran played one season with Newtown and his final game in first grade was the semi-final defeat against Canterbury-Bankstown. Doran also played representative football for NSW City featuring in one game during the 1944 season.[2]

Coaching career

Doran coached his former club North Sydney for 1 season in 1951 as the side finished last on the table claiming the wooden spoon.

References

  1. ^ "Laurie Doran - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Frank Hyde
1950
 Coach

North Sydney
1951 		Succeeded by
Ross McKinnon
1952–1953
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North Sydney Bears coaches
  • Denis Lutge (1915–16)
  • George Green (1918–19)
  • Chris McKivat (1920–22)
  • Jim Devereux (1924–25)
  • Tom McMahon (1928)
  • Leo O'Connor (1929)
  • Tedda Courtney (1930)
  • Tom Wright (1931)
  • Arthur Edwards (1933)
  • Herman Peters (1934)
  • Frank Burge (1935)
  • Jim Craig (1936)
  • Laurie Ward (1937)
  • Bob Williams (1938–39)
  • Arthur Halloway (1940–41)
  • Jack O'Reilly (1942)
  • Frank Hyde (1943–44)
  • Frank Burge (1945)
  • Harry Forbes (1946)
  • Cliff Pearce (1947–48)
  • Harry McKinnon (1949)
  • Frank Hyde (1950)
  • Laurie Doran (1951)
  • Ross McKinnon (1952–53)
  • Rex Harrison (1954–55)
  • Bruce Ryan (1956)
  • Trevor Allan (1957–58)
  • Ross McKinnon (1959)
  • Greg Hawick (1960)
  • Bob Sullivan (1961–62)
  • Fred Griffiths (1963–66)
  • Billy Wilson (1967)
  • Colin Greenwood (1968)
  • Ross Warner (1968)
  • Roy Francis (1969–70)
  • Merv Hicks (1971–72)
  • Noel Kelly (1973–76)
  • Bill Hamilton (1977–78)
  • Tommy Bishop (1979)
  • Ron Willey (1980–82)
  • John Hayes (1983–84)
  • Greg Hawick (1985)
  • Brian Norton (1985–86)
  • Frank Stanton (1987–88)
  • Steve Martin (1990–92)
  • Peter Louis (1993–99)
  • Kieran Dempsey (1999)


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