Blake Lawrie

Blake Lawrie (born 10 January 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and lock for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

Blake "Blocker" Lawrie
Personal information
Full nameBlake Lawrie
Born (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– St. George Illawarra 45 0 0 0 0
As of 22 September 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Lawrie was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Dapto Canaries and Western Suburbs Red Devils, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

In 2015 and 2016, Lawrie played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.[2]

2017

In 2017, Lawrie played for the Dragons' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team, Illawarra Cutters.[3] On 1 May, he re-signed with the Dragons on a 2-year contract until the end of 2019.[4] Later that week, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[5] On 31 May, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.[6] In round 17 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Gold Coast Titans.[7][8]

2018

Lawrie made a total of 9 appearances for St George in the 2018 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals series. Lawrie played in both finals games for the club which were the upset victory in week one against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium where St George won the match 48-18 and the following week where the club lost the elimination final against South Sydney 13-12 at ANZ Stadium.[9]

2019

Lawrie made a total of 23 appearances for St George in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured one of their toughest seasons finishing in 15th position on the table.[10][11]

References
  1. "Blake Lawrie - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "L". NYC Database. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. "TEAMS | Intrust Super Premiership NSW Round 1". NSW Rugby League. National Rugby League. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. "Dragons re-sign Blake Lawrie". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL.com. Telstra Media. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. "TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | NSW Under-20". NSW Rugby League. National Rugby League. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. "Updated team lists: Titans v Dragons". NRL.com. National Rugby League. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. NRL Digital Media. "NRL Late Mail: Round 17 v Gold Coast Titans". St. George Illawarra Dragons. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. Newton, Alicia (26 October 2018). "St George Illawarra Dragons 2018 season review". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018.
  10. Chisholm, Ed (2 September 2019). "Paul McGregor facing the axe as St. George Illawarra Dragons coach following horror season". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019.
  11. Walter, Brad (14 August 2019). "The black line driving Lawrie to NRL success". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019.
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