Laurie along with Ian Schubert, both from the rural New South Wales (NSW) township of Wauchope, came to the Roosters in NSWRFL season 1975, although Laurie did not make his first grade debut till the following season. During the 1976 NSWRFL season, he played in the forwards, helping Eastern Suburbs to victory in their unofficial 1976 World Club Challenge match against British champions St. Helens in Sydney.
Laurie, along with Ian Schubert from Wauchope in rural NSW, joined the Roosters during the 1975 NSWRFL season, although Laurie didn't make his first-grade debut until the following year. In the 1976 season, he played in the forwards and contributed to Eastern Suburbs' victory over British champions St. Helens in an unofficial World Club Challenge match in Sydney.