Eddie Blacker

Eddie Blacker (born 15 December 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Eddie Blacker
Personal information
Full nameEdward Blacker
Born (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999
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– Penrith Panthers 1 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 21 July 2022

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

Career

Early career

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

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

2021

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

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

References

  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.
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