Blayke Brailey (born 23 September 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Born | 23 September 1998 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 28 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Jayden Brailey (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editBrailey was born in Sydney, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the Aquinas Colts. His older brother Jayden is also a hooker who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Playing career
edit2018
editBrailey played for Cronulla's feeder club side Newtown Jets in the 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW grand final against Canterbury-Bankstown at Leichhardt Oval which Newtown lost 18–12.[2]
2019
editBrailey made his first grade debut in round 1 of the 2019 NRL season against the Newcastle Knights.[3]
Brailey played for Cronulla's feeder side Newtown in their Canterbury Cup NSW grand final victory over the Wentworthville Magpies at Bankwest Stadium. Newtown won the match 20–15 after extra-time.[4] The following week, Brailey played in the NRL State Championship final for Newtown against the Burleigh Bears at ANZ Stadium which Newtown won on the final siren after trailing Burleigh 16–14 to win 20–16.[5]
2020
editAfter the departure of his brother Jayden to Newcastle, Brailey became the Sharks’ first-choice hooker for the 2020 NRL season. Brailey played in 20 games throughout the shortened season, including Cronulla’s elimination final exit.[6]
2021
editBrailey played a total of 24 games for Cronulla in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club finish 9th and narrowly miss out on the finals.[7]
2022
editBrailey played 26 games for Cronulla in the 2022 NRL season including both of the clubs finals games as they were eliminated in straight sets losing to North Queensland and South Sydney.[8]
2023
editBrailey was added to the extended squad for the NSW Blues for Game 1 in Adelaide.[9] In round 18 of the 2023 NRL season, Brailey made his 100th first grade appearance for Cronulla in their 52-16 victory over rivals St. George Illawarra.[10] Brailey was named 2023 Porter Gallen Medal winner as 2023 Cronulla Sharks player of the year and also Tommy Bishop Player's Player.[11]
2024
editBrailey played 27 games for Cronulla in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Brailey played in the clubs preliminary final loss against Penrith.[12]
Statistics
editNRL
edit- [1] *denotes season competing
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 2019 |  Cronulla-Sutherland
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15 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 26 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 25 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 2024 | 27 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| Career totals | 137 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 60 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Rugby League Project
- ^ "Canterbury Bulldogs beat Newtown Jets to win 2018 Intrust Super Premiership grand final". Fox Sports.
- ^ "Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Newtown reign supreme in epic decider". NSWRL.
- ^ "Newtown Jets steal the State Championship with a last second freak try". Sporting News.
- ^ "Blayke Brailey". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Papenhuyzen back to best as Storm secure minor premiership". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "Young gun who can solve Sharks' big problem; masterstroke that can't be overlooked: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NSW makes late call to select Cronulla gun before Origin series opener". www.news.com.au.
- ^ "Dragons cop worst ever beatdown from brutal Sharks as Hynes sends Origin message — 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Brailey wins the 2023 Porter Gallen Medal". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "The Mole's end of season review: Awkward Sharks puzzle laid bare after $1m star 'lost his way'". www.nine.com.au.
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