Penrith rising star Daine Laurie has committed to the Wests Tigers, agreeing to a deal that will see him join the club for the 2022 NRL season.

The 21-year old will arrive at the Tigers on a two-year deal, seeing him at the club until the end of the 2023 season.

Westsโ€™ CEO Justin Pascoe expressed his excitement to see a player with upside like Laurieโ€™s commit to the team.

โ€œDaine is one of the best young fullbacks in the game and weโ€™re very excited to see him take the next steps in his rugby league career with the Wests Tigers,โ€ he told the club website.

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โ€œHis commitment to the future of Wests Tigers highlights the strong squad and future that coach Michale Maguire is delivering for this club.โ€

Laurie made his first-grade debut for the Panthers this year against the Canberra Raiders and went on to play a further two games in 2020.

Before his debut in the NRL, Laurie was named as Penrithโ€™s player of the year in their under-20s team, scoring 23 tries across his two years there.

2 COMMENTS

  1. It is disappointing.
    He would make a good replacement player at Penrith. Can play several positions.
    Youโ€™d hope now that Burton will be retained at Penrith. To cover at 5/8th, or lock.
    I know thereโ€™s 2 good juniors coming through though. A fullback & another 5/8th. One ( the fullback), helped lead Patrician Brothers Blacktown to victory in the schoolboys competition. So all isnโ€™t lost, as long as the club continues to produce good juniors.
    Laurie will probably be back in a couple of seasons, the same as Robert Jennings & Eisenhuth.
    Penrith should make Laurie play out next season at the club. No more of this soft touch crap $ early releases.
    It also give the following generation of players another year to develop.

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