Eddie Blacker
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| Full name | Edward Blacker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1999 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]Blacker made his debut for St. George Illawarra against the Melbourne Storm in round 20 of the 2020 NRL season.[4]
2021
[edit]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
[edit]On 24 June, Penrith announced the re-signing of Blacker for the 2023 NRL season.[6]
2023
[edit]At the end of the 2023 NRL season, he was released by the Penrith Panthers.
2024
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Eddie Blacker - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Official NRL Profile - Eddie Blacker". Penrith Panthers.
- ^ "Ah Mau to depart Dragons". Dragons.
- ^ "Round 20 NRL squad announcements". National Rugby League. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Panthers bolster forward pack". Penrith Panthers.
- ^ Pryde, Scott (13 October 2024). "Former Dragon, Panther announces rugby league retirement". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 13 October 2024.