Shawn Blore (born 1 August 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has previously played for the Wests Tigers.

Background

Blore played his junior rugby league for Brothers Penrith in the Penrith District Junior Rugby League before progressing onto the Penrith Panthers juniors. In 2020 he signed with the Wests Tigers on a two-year deal.

Career

2020

Blore made his first grade debut in round 11 of the

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for Wests Tigers against the Parramatta Eels at Bankwest Stadium where Wests lost the match 26–16. He was said to have "stood his ground in a fiery head-to-head and came away with a points decision" against Parramatta's Nathan Brown. After the match, coach Michael Maguire said, "I don't think he's played a full game of footy for about 14 months now, to see him play the way he did it was welcome to first grade that's for sure. He played a lot of time too, I didn't expect him to play that much time but he hung strong and showed he can play at this level." He made 5 appearances from the bench during the season, all losses.

2021

Blore played a total of twelve games for the Wests Tigers in the

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as the club finished 13th and missed the finals.

2022

On 4 February, it was announced that Blore would miss the entire

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after suffering an ACL injury during training at

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2023

Blore played a total of 15 games for the Wests Tigers in the

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as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a second straight year.

2024

On 12 January, Blore signed a three-year deal with

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as part of a swap deal with

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. In round 3 of the

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, Blore made his Melbourne Storm debut against the Newcastle Knights. He was presented with his debut jersey (cap 234).

Statistics

''Updated as at 4 August 2024''

References

External links

Wests Tigers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blore, Shawn 2000 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian people of New Zealand descent Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent Wests Tigers players Melbourne Storm players Rugby league second-rows Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players Rugby league players from Sydney