Blake Leary

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Blake Leary
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Personal information
Born (1990-12-04) 4 December 1990 (age 33)
Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row, Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012–14 North Qld Cowboys 20000
2015–16 Manly Sea Eagles 271004
2017 North Qld Cowboys 30000
2019–21 Lézignan Sangliers 72008
2021 New York Freedom 00000
Total3930012
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2014–18 Queensland Residents 31004
Source: [1]
As of 6 January 2024

Blake Leary (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock , second-row forward and hooker for the New York Freedom in the North American Rugby League.

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He previously played for Manly-Warringah and the North Queensland Cowboys over two separate spells in the NRL. He also played for the Lézignan Sangliers in the Elite One Championship.

Background

Lear was born in Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia and moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland at the age of one. [2]

He played his junior football for the Nerang Roosters and attended Keebra Park State High School, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm in 2009. As a youngster, Leary played for the Queensland Under 18s team.

Playing career

In 2009 and 2010, Leary played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team, scoring 17 tries, 5 goals and 1 field goal in 26 games. [3] He captained the team in 2010.

In 2011, Leary joined the North Queensland Cowboys, playing for their Queensland Cup team, Northern Pride RLFC. Shortly after being suspended in 2011, Leary injured his knee, requiring a knee reconstruction and missed the rest of the season. In 2012, he recovered from his knee reconstruction to train with the Cowboys first-grade squad. [4]

In round 25 of the 2012 NRL season, Leary made his NRL debut for North Queensland against the Newcastle Knights. [5] [6]

At the beginning of 2014, Leary was released by the North Queensland outfit. [2] In July 2014, Leary played for the Queensland Residents team. [7] On 1 October 2014, Leary signed a two-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2015. [2] [8]

On 14 November 2016, Leary returned to North Queensland, signing with the Townsville Blackhawks after two seasons with Manly. [9] Over the 2017 pre-season, Leary trained with his former club, the North Queensland Cowboys. He scored a try in North Queensland's 11-10 trial win over the Sydney Roosters but did not earn an NRL contract with the club. [10] [11]

In round 6 of the 2017 NRL season, Leary was recalled by North Queensland side, coming off the bench against the Wests Tigers. [12] He would play three games for the Townsville based club in 2017, starting at hooker in two of those games. In 2018, Leary returned to the Gold Coast, joining the Burleigh Bears in the Intrust Super Cup in Queensland, the Burleigh club took the title in 2019.

NY Freedom

On 23 May 2021, it was announced on the NY Freedom Instagram social media account that Leary had signed for the New York Freedom to play in their inaugural 2021 season in the North American Rugby League. [13]

Statistics

NRL

SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPts
2012 North Queensland 100–00
2013 North Queensland 100–00
2015 Manly 1310–04
2016 Manly 1400–00
2017 North Queensland 300–00
Career totals3210—04

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  2. 1 2 3 NRL (October 2014). "Promising trio added to Sea Eagles roster". Sea Eagles. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rleague.com – Leary, Blake". Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Leary takes to paddock for more pain| Townsville Bulletin Sport
  5. ↑ "Rd 25 late mail: Cowboys v Knights – North Queensland Cowboys". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Team lists: Cowboys v Knights – North Queensland Cowboys". Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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  10. ↑ "Trial teams named for Mackay – Cowboys". Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Cowboys prevail over Roosters – Cowboys". Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Team list: Cowboys v Tigers". 8 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "New Signing – Blake Leary". NY Freedom Instagram. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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