Don 'Fatty' Furner

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Don Alfred Furner
Nickname(s)
Fatty
Born
Monday, 26th December, 1932
Died
Monday, 24th February, 2020 (Aged 87 years and 60 days)
Place Of Birth
Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia

Honours & Awards

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Dally M Coach Of The Year
1987

Coaching Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition     Games W L D Win %  
The Ashes - 6 5 1 0 83.33% List
World Cup - 7 6 1 0 85.71% List
Tour Matches Monaro - 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
Tour Matches Australia - 29 27 2 0 93.10% List
Tour Matches Australian Presidents XIII - 1 1 0 0 100.00% List
Test Series - 9 8 1 0 88.89% List
City vs Country Firsts - 3 0 3 0 0.00% List
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - 220 98 117 5 44.55% List
NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals - 7 3 4 0 42.86% List
Preseason Cup - 14 6 8 0 42.86% List
Midweek Cup - 17 6 11 0 35.29% List
Endeavour Cup - 3 0 3 0 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Games W L D Win %  
Australia 1986-88   15 13 2 0 86.67% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Games W L D Win %  
Australia 1986-1988   1 1 0 0 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Games W L D Win %  
Australia 1986, 1988   7 6 1 0 85.71% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Games W L D Win %  
Monaro 1965, 1974-79   12 4 8 0 33.33% List
NSW Country Seconds 1967-68, 1974-75   4 1 3 0 25.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1969, 1976-77   3 0 3 0 0.00% List
Aus Presidents XIII 1988   1 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1965-1988   20 6 14 0 30.00% List


Club Career

NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   Games W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1970   22 13 9 0 59.09% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1971   22 9 12 1 40.91% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1972   25 18 6 1 72.00% List
Canberra NSWRFL 1982 Winfield Cup   25 4 21 0 16.00% List
Canberra NSWRFL 1983 Winfield Cup   26 9 17 0 34.62% List
Canberra NSWRL 1984 Winfield Cup   25 13 12 0 52.00% List
Canberra NSWRL 1985 Winfield Cup   24 8 14 2 33.33% List
Canberra NSWRL 1986 Winfield Cup   23 7 15 1 30.43% List
Canberra NSWRL 1987 Winfield Cup   28 17 11 0 60.71% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   Games W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs 1970-72   69 40 27 2 57.97% List
Canberra 1982-87   151 58 90 3 38.41% List
Overall1970-1987   220 98 117 5 44.55% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    14/12/2011

    Captain-Coached the Junee Diesels in Group 9 in 1964 to the clubs first ever premiership.

  • John schell
    25/09/2019

    Played with the June’s Diesels in 1964 under coach Don Furner. Won the comp. and lifted the Maher Cup from Cootamundra. What a great coach!

  • Anonymous
    30/07/2020

    Passed away on 24 February 2020.

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Contributions: Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates, Paul Carter