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Australian rugby league footballer and coach

Laurie Doran

Personal information

Full name

Laurence Albert Doran

Born

1918
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Died

7 January 1998 (aged 79–80)

Playing information

Position

Second-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

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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.

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

"Laurie Doran - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
"Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

Sporting positions
Preceded byFrank Hyde 1950	Coach North Sydney 1951	Succeeded byRoss McKinnon 1952–1953

v t e 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)

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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