Des Hasler

Des Hasler
Personal information
Full nameDesmond John Hasler
Born (1961-02-16) 16 February 1961
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (12 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Lock, Hooker, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982–83 Penrith Panthers 12 5 0 0 20
1984–93 Manly Sea Eagles 209 66 0 0 264
1993–94 Hull FC 28 10 0 0 40
1995–96 Manly Sea Eagles 47 6 1 0 26
1997 Western Suburbs 21 6 0 0 24
Total 317 93 1 0 374
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1985–92 NSW City 8 1 0 0 4
1985–91 New South Wales 12 2 0 0 8
1985–91 Australia 12 2 0 0 8
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2004–11 Manly Sea Eagles 206 122 0 84 59
2012–17 Canterbury Bulldogs 155 88 0 67 57
2019–22 Manly Sea Eagles 97 48 0 49 49
2024–25 Gold Coast Titans 48 14 0 34 29
Total 506 272 0 234 54
Source:
As of 6 September 2025

Desmond John Hasler (born 16 February 1961) is an Australian professional rugby league coach and former rugby league footballer, who was most recently the head coach of the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.

Primarily a halfback, he initially played for the Penrith Panthers, and then spent most of his playing career with the Manly Sea Eagles, with whom he won premierships in 1987 and 1996. Hasler spent a season with Hull FC in England, returning to Manly, before finishing his playing career with the Western Suburbs Magpies. He also played for NSW City, New South Wales in State of Origin and Australia at international level.

Hasler coached Manly between 2004 and 2011, winning a further two premierships in 2008 and 2011. He coached the Canterbury Bulldogs in the National Rugby League, before returning to Manly as coach from 2019 until he was sacked at the end of the 2022 season.