Blake Leary

Blake Leary
Personal information
Born 4 December 1990
Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–13 North Queensland 2 0 0 0 0
2015– Manly-Warringah 2 1 0 0 4
Total 4 1 0 0 4
As of 1 October 2014
Source: RLP

Blake Leary (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays lock and second-row, but can also fill in at hooker.

Background

Born in Mona Vale, New South Wales, Leary moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland at the age of one[1] and played his junior football for the Nerang Roosters and Keebra Brothers, 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.[2] 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.[3]

In Round 25 of the 2012 NRL season, Leary made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against the Newcastle Knights.[4][5]

At the end of 2013, Leary was released by the Cowboys.[6]

In July 2014, Leary played for the Queensland Residents team.[7]

On 1 October 2014, Leary signed a 2-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2015.[8][9]

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