1. Blake Green was born on 18 September 1986 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a five-eighth and halfback in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.
22 Facts About Blake Green
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Blake Green played for the Parramatta Eels, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League, Hull Kingston Rovers and the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, before returning to the NRL with the Melbourne Storm, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, New Zealand Warriors and finally Newcastle Knights.
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Blake Green is one of only three players in the history of the game to have the distinction of playing first grade for seven different NRL clubs.
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Blake Green won the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match in the 2013 Super League Grand Final whilst playing for the Wigan Warriors.
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Blake Green played junior rugby league for Cabramatta Two Blues and Hills District Bulls.
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Blake Green made his professional rugby league debut during the 2007 NRL season with the Parramatta Eels.
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Blake Green was then signed up by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks on a two-year deal.
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Blake Green moved to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2010, enjoying his most consistent season to that point, playing 18 games in the halves.
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In October 2010 it was announced that Blake Green had signed a two-year deal with the East Riding of Yorkshire club the Hull Kingston Rovers, starting from the 2011 Super League season.
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Blake Green linked up with former teammate Michael Dobson to form a new partnership at half-back for the Robins.
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Blake Green played in the 2013 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull FC at Wembley Stadium.
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On 10 June 2014, Blake Green announced he would leave the Wigan Warriors at the end of the season.
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Blake Green played in the 2014 Super League Grand Final defeat by St Helens at Old Trafford.
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Blake Green then signed with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles for a two-year deal, forming a halves combination with Daly Cherry-Evans.
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On 20 November 2017, Blake 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.
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On 4 August 2020, Blake Green joined the Newcastle Knights mid-season to play out the rest of the 2020 season.
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On 26 August 2020, Blake Green signed a one-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for the 2021 season.
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Blake Green was then released from his contract with Canterbury-Bankstown, after they had signed Kyle Flanagan, with Green returning to Newcastle on a one-year deal for 2021.
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Blake Green made his return to the field for the Newcastle club in round 4 of the 2021 season.
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Blake Green played in five more games before announcing his immediate retirement from rugby league.
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On 11 June 2021, Blake Green was appointed as the head coach for the inaugural Newcastle Knights NRLW team, one of the 3 new clubs competing in 2021 NRLW Premiership.
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Ultimately, Blake Green never had the opportunity to coach the Knights' NRLW team, instead accepting a role with the Knights' NRL team before the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season commenced.