Rugby League yearbook writer and statistician David Middleton has assisted the great Laurie Daley to put together an outstanding review of his exemplary career.

Laurie takes us back to his first days in rugby league with the Junee Diesels in the NSW Group 9 competition, to his adjustments to city life living in Canberra and playing with the Raiders, the glory years of Grand Final triumphs and playing representative football for NSW and Australia.

Daley openly discusses his involvement in the Super League rift, sets the record straight on a number of contentious matters and makes some pertinent observations on where League is today as a result.

Laurie is one of the few people in public life who are as genuine as they as appear, and that is again shown in this book - if you want the inside account on the life of a player at the top of the game during its most turbulent period, this is the book to read. It also includes insightful tributes on Daley from people such as Phil Gould, Ricky Stuart and Wayne Bennett.

Published by HarperSports - ISBN 0 7322 6906 7

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