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| Full name | Laidley Burge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1896 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 September 1990(1990-09-17) (aged 93) Gold Coast, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: 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
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
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
References
- "Laidley Burge - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
Sources
- 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.