Blake Lawrie Explained

Blake Lawrie
Birth Date:1997 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height:185cm (73inches)
Weight:116kg (256lb)
Club1:St. George Illawarra
Year1start:2017
Year1end:present
Appearances1:143
Tries1:3
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:12
Source:[1]
Updated:18 Auguat 2024

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

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 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

Lawrie 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

Lawrie played 15 games for St. George Illawarra in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished 12th.[12]

2021

On 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

On 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

Lawrie would play a total of 22 games for St. George Illawarra in the 2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table.[18]

Statistics

Season Team Pld T G FG P
2017 St. George Illawarra Dragons6---0
20189---0
201923---0
202020---0
202121---0
2022241--4
20232228
202415
Totals 140 3 0 0 12
*denotes season competing

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blake Lawrie - Career Stats & Summary . 2018-03-03 . Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: L . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180713073640/https://nycdatabase.org/national-youth-competition/players/l/ . 2018-07-13 . 2017-06-30 . NYC Database. 27 December 2012 .
  3. Web site: 2017-02-28 . TEAMS Intrust Super Premiership NSW Round 1 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170627123540/http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/02/28/teams_intrust_super_.html . 2017-06-27 . 2017-06-30 . New South Wales Rugby League.
  4. Web site: 2017-05-01 . Dragons re-sign Blake Lawrie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180723122504/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2017/05/01/dragons-re-sign-blake-lawrie/ . 2018-07-23 . 2017-06-30 . St. George Illawarra Dragons.
  5. Web site: 2017-05-01 . Junior Kangaroos team named . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170819144738/https://www.nrl.com/junior-kangaroos-team-named/tabid/10871/newsid/106280/default.aspx . 2017-08-19 . 2017-06-02 . National Rugby League.
  6. Web site: 2017-05-23 . TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT NSW Under-20 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180710133358/https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/05/23/team-announcement--nsw-under-20/ . 2018-07-10 . 2017-06-30 . New South Wales Rugby League.
  7. Web site: 2017-06-30 . Updated team lists: Titans v Dragons . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180219165853/https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/06/30/updated-team-lists-titans-v-dragons/ . 2018-02-19 . 2017-06-30 . National Rugby League.
  8. Web site: NRL Late Mail: Round 17 v Gold Coast Titans . . 30 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170704110628/http://www.dragons.com.au:80/news/2017/06/30/nrl_late_mail_round_.html . 4 July 2017.
  9. Web site: Newton . Alicia . 2018-10-26 . St George Illawarra Dragons 2018 season review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180920124808/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/20/st-george-illawarra-dragons-2018-season-review/ . 2018-09-20 . National Rugby League.
  10. News: Chisholm . Ed . 2019-09-02 . Paul McGregor facing the axe as St. George Illawarra Dragons coach following horror season . Sporting News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905113456/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/paul-mcgregor-facing-the-axe-as-st-george-illawarra-dragons-coach-after-horror-season/1m4wnmg28k3j1mhmkd7qlvj2x/ . 2019-09-05.
  11. Web site: Walter . Brad . 2019-08-14 . The black line driving Lawrie to NRL success . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190814015453/https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/08/14/the-black-line-driving-lawrie-to-nrl-success/ . 2019-08-14 . National Rugby League.
  12. News: O'Loughlin . Liam . 2020-10-26 . NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year? . Sporting News . live . 2020-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101065611/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2020-season-review-rugby-league-dragons-broncos-titans-tigers-knights-sharks-roosters-eels-rabbitohs-raiders-panthers-storm/k79lmelm2xgj1ffsf8xh7phob/ . 2020-11-01.
  13. Web site: 2021-07-05 . St George Illawarra Dragons players fined $305,000 and given match suspensions . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210706031410/https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/05/st-george-illawarra-dragons-players-fined-$305000-and-given-match-suspensions/ . 2021-07-06 . 2021-07-07 . National Rugby League.
  14. Web site: 2021-08-18 . Casualty Ward: Fifita undergoes surgery; Brimson done for year . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210819003712/https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/01/23/casualty-ward-all-the-latest-nrl-injury-news2/ . 2021-08-19 . 2021-08-17 . National Rugby League.
  15. Web site: 2021-08-28 . Luckless Cowboy ends 14-game losing streak; Dragons find their new No.6: 3 Big Hits . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211006192827/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-st-george-illawarra-dragons-vs-north-queensland-cowboys-live-stream-blog-score-updates-supercoach/news-story/bb4205d15445f75b33404ef10c54a3b6 . 2021-10-06 . 2021-10-07 . Fox Sports.
  16. Web site: Parramatta Eels edge Canberra Raiders 28-20, Dragons beat Bulldogs 34-24. www.abc.net.au.
  17. Web site: NRL 2022: St George Illawarra Dragons season review. www.sportingnews.com.
  18. Web site: Hunt call that could define Flanagan era; glaring hole that must be filled: Brutal Review. www.foxsports.com.au.