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'So sad': Rugby league legend Robert 'Rocky' Laurie dead at 66 (Fox Sports)

The rugby league community is mourning the death of Robert “Rocky” Laurie, the first recipient of the Dally M Medal.

He was a good talker on the field and good to play next to.” He wasn’t afraid to do things on the field, which was also great. He was an excellent player to play with.

Footy star Robert 'Rocky' Laurie - the first Dally M winner - dies after ... (Daily Mail)

Laurie won the Dally M in 1980 after starring in Souths' unlikely run to a finals berth. He had two stints with the Roosters and skippered a NSW country rep ...

'That helped Rocky win the Dally M and he deserved it. That got us in fifth spot and a place in the finals. He skippered a Northern Division rep side to victory over the touring British Lions side in 1988.

Former Dally M medal winner Robert 'Rocky' Laurie dies (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Rugby league is in mourning after the death of the former Roosters and Rabbitohs star, who was awarded the game's highest honour in 1980.

Laurie returned to his hometown of Wauchope, near Port Macquarie on the NSW Mid-North Coast, in 1983. The five-eighth won the coveted Dally M Medal, which is awarded to the NRL’s player of the year, while he was playing his final season for the Rabbitohs. Former rugby league player Robert “Rocky” Laurie, who was awarded the Dally M Medal in 1980, has died age 66.

'Hero': Tributes flow for league legend dead at 66 (Sky News Australia)

The rugby league community is mourning the death of the first ever Dally M recipient Robert Laurie who has died at the age of 66-years-old.

He was the first Dally M Medal winner back in 1980.— Barry Toohey (@BarryToohey) June 4, 2022 Stream more sports news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Rocky was awarded the first Dally M Medal in 1980 in his last season with the Souths and remains the only player from the club to ever claim the top honour. The rugby league community is in mourning after the death of the first recipient of the coveted Dally M Award. The rugby league community is mourning the death of the first ever Dally M recipient Robert Laurie who has died at the age of 66-years-old.

Vale | Robert 'Rocky' Laurie (New South Wales Rugby League)

The True Blue who won the inaugural Dally M Player of the Year award – Robert 'Rocky' Laurie – has been remembered as a trailblazer on several levels.

That meant to run the game himself and be wholly involved in all the attack. “Defensively he was rock-solid. Laurie has the distinction of playing for both NSW City – in 1981 in his second last year with Eastern Suburbs – and for NSW Country, when he returned to his hometown of Wauchope in the state’s mid-north coast hinterland, to play for the local team.

Vale Robert "Rocky" Laurie (NRL.COM)

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are mourning the passing of former player and captain, Robert 'Rocky' Laurie, Rugby League's first Dally M Medalist and the ...

‘Rocky’ kept in touch with many of his Rabbitohs teammates and the Club, joining a Rabbitohs Old Boys contingent that visited young Jake Spurdle in Port Macquarie in 2021 to help raise funds for his fight against cancer. He also represented Country Seconds in 1980 in what was a very special year for the player and also the Club. In 1981, he represented City Firsts and NSW in two games. He played in 64 first grade games for the Rabbitohs, scoring 16 tries and one goal, captaining the side in nine games in 1980. He was also voted in the Team of the Year as best five-eighth, along with his teammate and captain Nathan Gibbs, who was voted the best second-rower of the year. Mark played for Parramatta between 1982-92 and Richard played with Cronulla-Sutherland in 1985.