Michael Frawley (1885–1919) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer who played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership.

Mick Frawley
Personal information
Full nameMichael P Frawley
Born(1885-08-09)9 August 1885
Woollahra, New South Wales
Died16 June 1919(1919-06-16) (aged 33)
Sydney, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Hooker, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–12 Eastern Suburbs 44 14 1 0 44
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1909 New South Wales 2 1 0 0 3
1909 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
1909–11 Metropolis 2 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]

Club career

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Mick Frawley was born in Woollahra, New South Wales in 1885, and was an Eastern Suburbs rugby union junior. A second-row forward, Mick Frawley was a member of Eastern Suburbs' first premiership decider in rugby league's foundation season of 1908. In 1911, Frawley was a member of Easts first premiership winning side. He played his last game for the club in 1912 and retired after sustaining an injury. He played for the Roosters for five seasons, and played 44 first grade games with the club. He is listed on the Sydney Roosters Playing Register as player No. 25.

Representative career

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His sole national representative appearance was in the 1909 first Test loss against New Zealand. Frawley was overlooked for the second Test of the series. Frawley is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 19.[2]

Military service and death

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Frawley served with the 1st Australian Imperial Force in on the Western Front during World War I. He embarked from Sydney in 1916 on HMAT A15 Star of England as a Sergeant with the 15th reinforcement for the 4th Battalion. He survived his war service but died of influenza on 16 June 1919 on his return to Sydney aged 33.[3] Mick Frawley was buried at Waverley Cemetery the following day.[4]

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Mick Frawley - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ ARL Annual Report 2005. Page 52
  3. ^ M Frawley war record Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Sydney Morning Herald. Death/Funeral Notice. 17/06/1919 (page 5).

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