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Eddie Blacker

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Eddie Blacker
Personal information
Full nameEdward Blacker
Born (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 24)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 St. George Illawarra 1 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Penrith Panthers 1 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 21 July 2022

Eddie Blacker (born 15 December 1999) is a retired professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.

Blacker previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Career

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Early career

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Blacker played his junior rugby league at the Pine Rivers Bears in Brisbane Rugby League.[2]

Blacker joined St. George Illawarra Dragons from the Brisbane Broncos Under-20s in 2019.[3]

2020

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Blacker made his debut for St. George Illawarra against the Melbourne Storm in round 20 of the 2020 NRL season.[4]

2021

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On 7 April it was announced that Blacker had signed with Penrith in a player swap with Billy Burns who had signed with St. George.[5]

2022

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On 24 June, Penrith announced the re-signing of Blacker for the 2023 NRL season.[6]

2023

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At the end of the 2023 NRL season, he was released by the Penrith Panthers.

2024

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On 13 October 2024 Blacker announced his retirement from rugby league after playing the season in the Queensland Cup playing for the Norths Devils.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Eddie Blacker - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Official NRL Profile - Eddie Blacker". Penrith Panthers.
  3. ^ "Ah Mau to depart Dragons". Dragons.
  4. ^ "Round 20 NRL squad announcements". National Rugby League. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Dragons sign Burns in Blacker swap". St George Illawarra Dragons. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Panthers bolster forward pack". Penrith Panthers.
  7. ^ Pryde, Scott (13 October 2024). "Former Dragon, Panther announces rugby league retirement". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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