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 National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Born | 10 January 1997 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editLawrie 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
editEarly career
editIn 2015 and 2016, Lawrie played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.[2]
2017
editIn 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
editLawrie made a total of 9 appearances for St George Illawarra 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 Illawarra 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
editLawrie made a total of 23 appearances for St. George Illawarra in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured one of their toughest seasons finishing in 15th position on the table.[10][11]
2020
editLawrie played 15 games for St. George Illawarra in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished 12th.[12]
2021
editOn 5 July 2021, Lawrie was fined $20,000 by the NRL and suspended for one game after breaching the game's Covid-19 biosecurity protocols when he attended a party along with 12 other St. George Illawarra players at Paul Vaughan's property.[13]
On 17 August, it was announced that Lawrie would be ruled out indefinitely with a broken hand which he sustained in the club's loss against Penrith.[14] Lawrie played a total of 21 matches for St. George Illawarra in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals.[15]
2022
editOn 29 May, Lawrie scored his first NRL try after 91 NRL appearances in their round 12 34-24 win against Canterbury-Bankstown at Belmore Sports Ground.[16] Lawrie played 24 games for the club throughout the year as they finished 10th on the table and missed the finals.[17]
2023
editLawrie would play a total of 22 games for St. George Illawarra in the 2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table.[18]
2024
editLawrie made 20 appearances for St. George Illawarra in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table.[19]
Statistics
edit| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
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| 2017 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
6 | - | - | - | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | |
| 2019 | 23 | - | - | - | 0 | |
| 2020 | 20 | - | - | - | 0 | |
| 2021 | 21 | - | - | - | 0 | |
| 2022 | 24 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |
| 2023 | 22 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 2024 | 20 | |||||
| Totals | 145 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
*denotes season competing
References
edit- ^ "Blake Lawrie - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "L". NYC Database. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "TEAMS | Intrust Super Premiership NSW Round 1". New South Wales Rugby League. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Dragons re-sign Blake Lawrie". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Junior Kangaroos team named". National Rugby League. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | NSW Under-20". New South Wales Rugby League. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Titans v Dragons". National Rugby League. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "NRL Late Mail: Round 17 v Gold Coast Titans". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017.
- ^ Newton, Alicia (26 October 2018). "St George Illawarra Dragons 2018 season review". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Walter, Brad (14 August 2019). "The black line driving Lawrie to NRL success". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019.
- ^ O'Loughlin, Liam (26 October 2020). "NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year?". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "St George Illawarra Dragons players fined $305,000 and given match suspensions". National Rugby League. 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Casualty Ward: Fifita undergoes surgery; Brimson done for year". National Rugby League. 18 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Luckless Cowboy ends 14-game losing streak; Dragons find their new No.6: 3 Big Hits". Fox Sports. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Parramatta Eels edge Canberra Raiders 28-20, Dragons beat Bulldogs 34-24". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "NRL 2022: St George Illawarra Dragons season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "Hunt call that could define Flanagan era; glaring hole that must be filled: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "The Mole's end-of-season review: 'Bullies' exposed as big-money Dragons forward called out". www.nine.com.au.
External links
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- St. George Illawarra Dragons profile Archived 28 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine