Blayke Brailey
Blayke Brailey (born 23 September 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
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Born | Sydney, Australia | 23 September 1998|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 26 July 2019 Source: [1] |
Background
Brailey was born in Sydney, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the Aquinas Colts. His older brother Jayden plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Playing career
Brailey played for Cronulla's feeder club side Newtown in the 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW grand final against Canterbury-Bankstown at Leichhardt Oval which Newtown lost 18–12.[2]
Brailey made his first grade debut in round 1 of the 2019 NRL season against the Newcastle Knights.[3]
Brailey played for Cronulla's feeder side Newtown in their Canterbury Cup NSW grand final victory over the Wentworthville Magpies at Bankwest Stadium. Newtown won the match 20–15 after extra-time.[4] The following week, Brailey played in the NRL State Championship final for Newtown against the Burleigh Bears at ANZ Stadium which Newtown won on the final siren after trailing Burleigh 16–14 to win 20–16.[5]
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Canterbury Bulldogs beat Newtown Jets to win 2018 Intrust Super Premiership grand final". Fox Sports.
- "Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 12 March 2019.
- "Newtown reign supreme in epic decider". NSWRL.
- "Newtown Jets steal the State Championship with a last second freak try". Sporting News.