Ray Blacklock
Raymond Patrick Blacklock (born 6 April 1955) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.
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| Full name | Raymond Patrick Blacklock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1955 Oberon, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
He started his career at the Penrith Panthers, making first grade in 1976. Blacklock played four seasons at Penrith between 1976-1980 and captained the Panthers' Under-23s side that won the premiership in 1978.
He then switched to the Newtown Jets for two seasons between 1981-1982. Blacklock played wing in the 1981 Grand Final team that were defeated by the Parramatta Eels.
He moved to Canberra Raiders for his final two seasons (1983-1984) before retiring. Blacklock is the paternal uncle of St George-Illawarra Dragons legend, Nathan Blacklock[2][3]
References
- Rugby League Project
- Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (1995). The encyclopedia of rugby league players : every premiership player (Rev.. includes special Queensland section ed.). G. Allen. ISBN 1875169571.
- "Canberra Raiders Player Numbers: 1982–2019". Canberra Raiders.
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