Laurie Moraschi

Laurie Moraschi (/ˈmɔːræskɪ/;) (1942-2018) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney and Balmain.

Laurie Moraschi
Personal information
Full nameLaurie Moraschi
Born(1942-12-22)22 December 1942
Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Died12 August 2018(2018-08-12) (aged 75)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–68 Balmain 34 1 0 0 3
1970–72 North Sydney 38 7 0 0 21
Total 72 8 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965 New South Wales 1 1 0 0 3
1965 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Early life

Moraschi was born in Ingham, Queensland but moved to Sydney and then Griffith at a young age. Moraschi played his junior rugby league with Griffith and starred in the local competition winning the NSW Country Player of the Year Award in 1965. In the same year, Moraschi also represented New South Wales and Country New South Wales before gaining the attention of Balmain and signed with them in 1966.

Playing career

Moraschi made his debut for Balmain in the 1966 season and in the same year was a member of the clubs losing grand final side against St George. Moraschi played a total of 34 games for Balmain but chose to sit out the entire 1969 season because of the way player transfer payments were handled by the NSWRL board. Two other players who played for Balmain Denis Tutty and Peter Jones also sat out the season. In the same year, Balmain went on to win their 11th and final premiership as a club when they upset Souths in the grand final.

In 1970, Moraschi chose to return to play rugby league and joined North Sydney. Moraschi spent 3 years at the club before retiring in 1972.[2][3][4]

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References
  1. Whiticker, Alan. "Laurie Moraschi – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. "Vale: NRL in Memorium 2018". National Rugby League. 29 December 2018.
  3. "Vale - Laurie Moraschi". Men of League Foundation. 23 August 2018.
  4. "VALE - Laurie Moraschi". New South Wales Rugby League. 13 August 2018.
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