Dan Frawley

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Dan Frawley was an Australian rugby league player.

A winger, Frawley played in the New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) competition for his club side Eastern Suburbs in the years 1908-14. A noted speedster, Frawley was usually positioned on the outside of Dally Messenger, making a formidable combination. Frawley played in the Eastern Sububurbs clubs first match and was a member of the sides that won consecutive premierships in 1911, 1912 and 1913 taking permanent ownership of the New South Wales Rugby League first trophy, the Royal Agricultural Society Shield.

Frawley played in seven test matches for Australia including two Kangaroos tours, his final test being the famous 'Rorke's Drift' test in 1914.

Frawley spent the 1909/10 off season playing with the Warrington club in Englandwhere he played in 19 matches and scored 8 tries. When England toured Australia the following year Frawley made a guest appearance for the English team in there tour match against Newcastle.

Of Irish parentage, Frawley was said to be quick-witted and extremely competitive in nature. He appears to have been one of the game's earliest sledges. Former teammate Horrie Miller, many years later, recalled

"I remember Dan walking onto the field one day against a champion winger. The first thing he did was to go up to him and say 'I saw your dad this morning. He asked me not to dump you too hard.' then later in the game, having dumped his rival hard, possibly from an offside position, he jawed at him, 'so your so and so, the great international winger. Well, I got you that time. I don't think you're so hot."

Frawley was an emergency for the rebel series against the New Zealand 'All Golds' and was later awarded life membership in the New South Wales Rugby League for his role in the series that helped to establish rugby league in this country.