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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.
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]
Blacker made his debut for St. George Illawarra against the Melbourne Storm in round 20 of the 2020 NRL season. [4]
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]
On 24 June, Penrith announced the re-signing of Blacker for the 2023 NRL season. [6]
At the end of the 2023 NRL season, he was released by the Penrith Panthers.
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]
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