Blake Lawrie


Blake Lawrie is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the 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.

2017

In 2017, Lawrie played for the Dragons' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team, Illawarra Cutters. 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 New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team. In round 17 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Gold Coast Titans.

2018

Lawrie made a total of 9 appearances for St George 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 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 in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured one of their toughest seasons finishing in 15th position on the table.