Blake Green
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Born | Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia | 18 September 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 21 September 2019 |
Blake Green (born 18 September 1986) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.
Now at the eighth professional club of his career, Green is regarded as somewhat of a journeyman. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League, Hull Kingston Rovers and Wigan in the Super League, before returning to the NRL with the Melbourne Storm and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
Green won the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match in the 2013 Super League Grand Final whilst playing for the Wigan Warriors.
Background
Green was born in Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia.
He played junior rugby league for Cabramatta Two Blues & Hills District Bulls.
Blake was educated at Westfields Sports High School from 1999-2004 and played for and captained the 2004 Australian Schoolboys.[5]
Playing career
Green made his professional rugby league début during the 2007 NRL season with the Parramatta Eels before being snapped up by the Cronulla Sharks on a two-year deal. He moved to the Canterbury Bulldogs in 2010, enjoying his most consistent season to that point, playing 18 games in the halves.
In October 2010 it was announced that Green had inked a two-year deal with the East Riding of Yorkshire club the Hull Kingston Rovers, starting from the 2011 Super League season. Green linked up with former team mate Michael Dobson to form a new partnership at half-back for the Robins.[citation needed]
He played in the 2013 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull FC at Wembley Stadium.[6][7][8]
Green won the Harry Sunderland Trophy in the 2013 Super League Grand Final against the Warrington Wolves on 5 October 2013 as he helped the Wigan Warriors come from 16-2 down to win 30-16 as he scored the try which moved the Wigan Warriors 24-16 ahead in a crucial stage of the game, and put on a fantastic display at stand off despite taking a cheap-shot on the ground from Warrington Wolves' Ben Westwood which left Green on the ground out cold for a few minutes with a black eye and fractured eye socket at Old Trafford.[9][10][11][12][13]
On 10 June 2014, Green announced he would leave the Wigan Warriors at the end of the season.[14][15]
He played in the 2014 Super League Grand Final defeat by St. Helens at Old Trafford.[16][17][18]
On returning to the NRL he was in career-best form with the Melbourne Storm.[citation needed]
Green then signed for Manly for a two-year deal, forming a halves combination with Daly Cherry-Evans.
On 20 November 2017, Green was released from the second and final year of his contract with Manly to join the New Zealand Warriors on a three-year deal.[19][20]
Honours
2004 - Australia national schoolboys rugby league team
2013 - Winner Super League Grand Final - Wigan Warriors
2013 - Winner Harry Sunderland Trophy - Wigan Warriors
2013 - Winner Challenge Cup - Wigan Warriors
2014 - Runner-Up Super League Grand Final - Wigan Warriors
2016 - NRL Minor Premiers - Melbourne Storm
2016 - Runner-Up NRL Grand Final - Melbourne Storm
References
- ^ "Hull KR The Official Site of the Robins". web page. Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Black Green". Rugby League Project.
- ^ NRL Stats
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Hull FC 0-16 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors overcome Hull FC and elements to win Challenge Cup". Guardian. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors grind out victory over Hull". Sky Sports. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Super League Grand Final". Super League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double". Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "RUGBY-LEAGUE.COM". Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12040/9343969/super-league-blake-green-to-leave-wigan-warriors-at-the-end-of-the-season
- ^ "St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off". Guardian. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Skipwith, David (20 November 2017). "Blake Green signs with Warriors". NZ Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Blake Green signs three year deal with New Zealand Warriors". news.com.au. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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- 1986 births
- Australian rugby league players
- Parramatta Eels players
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Wigan Warriors players
- Melbourne Storm players
- Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players
- New Zealand Warriors players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Living people
- Rugby league players from Sydney