Blake Lawrie (born 10 January 1997) is an Australian professional

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in the

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Background

Lawrie was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for the

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and Western Suburbs Red Devils, before being signed by the

Playing career

Early career

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

2017

In 2017, Lawrie played for the Dragons' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team,

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. On 1 May, he re-signed with the Dragons on a 2-year contract until the end of 2019. Later that week, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis. On 31 May, he played for the

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under-20s team against the

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under-20s team. In round 17 of the

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, he made his

debut for the Dragons against the Gold Coast Titans.

2018

Lawrie made a total of 9 appearances for St George Illawarra in the

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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.

2019

Lawrie made a total of 23 appearances for St. George Illawarra in the

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as the club endured one of their toughest seasons finishing in 15th position on the table.

2020

Lawrie played 15 games for St. George Illawarra in the

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as the club finished 12th.

2021

On 5 July 2021, Lawrie was fined $20,000 by the

and suspended for one game after breaching the game's

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biosecurity protocols when he attended a party along with 12 other

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players at

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's property. 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. Lawrie played a total of 21 matches for

in the

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as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals.

2022

On 29 May, Lawrie scored his first NRL try after 91

appearances in their round 12 34-24 win against Canterbury-Bankstown at Belmore Sports Ground. Lawrie played 24 games for the club throughout the year as they finished 10th on the table and missed the finals.

Statistics

References

External links

St. George Illawarra Dragons profile
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