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| Full name | Laidley Burge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1896 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 September 1990 (aged 93) Gold Coast, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 6 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Albert Burge (brother) Frank Burge (brother) Peter Burge (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laidley Burge (1896–1990) was a rugby league footballer in New South Wales during the 1910s and 1920s.
Playing career
[edit]Burge played seven seasons and 64 first grade games for the Glebe Dirty Reds between 1916 and 1922, many of them alongside his brother Frank Burge.
He and Frank formed a front-row partnership in the Glebe side that contested the 1922 NSWRL Grand final against North Sydney which Glebe lost 35-3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He retired from rugby league after that game.
Death
[edit]Burge died on 17 September 1990, age 93 at his home at Gold Coast, Queensland and was the last of the famous Burge brothers to die.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Laidley Burge - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
Sources
[edit]- Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League, Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney
- Whiticker, Alan (2004) Captaining the Kangaroos, New Holland, Sydney
- Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
- Whiticker, Alan & Collis, Ian (2006) The History of Rugby League Clubs, New Holland, Sydney
- Heads, Ian & Middleton, David (2008) A Centenary of Rugby League, MacMillan, Sydney.
- Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead: Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland, NZ.