Nathan Blacklock

The ‘Tingha Tornado’ became the first player in the history of the game to top the try-scoring list three years in succession (1999-01). In the 1999 grand final, the electrifying winger scored one of the most amazing tries seen in a premiership decider when he fielded a kick on the full and raced over fifty metres untouched to score under the posts. At the end of the 2000 season, Blacklock was awarded the Ken Stephen Memorial Award for services to the game. Consistently overlooked for rep duties because of perceived defensive lapses, Blacklock’s first taste of the ‘big time’ came in a rejuvenated City-Country fixture in 2001. The ARL then took the unusual step of taking him to NZ for the one-off Test as a shadow player. It was no surprise, then, to see Blacklock’s name read out in the Kangaroo squad at year’s end. Making his Test debut against Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby, local fans revelled in his characteristic back flip after his crossed for his second try. On the shortened Kangaroo Tour, Blacklock was called into the Ashes-deciding Third Test after an injury to winger Lote Tuqiri. The following year he left the club for an ill-advised tilt at a rugby union career with the NSW Waratahs. Despite a spectacular try for the Blues in one match in 2003, Blacklock languished in club rugby for much of the year before returning to the Dragons. He left the club for good at the end of 2004 – having scored a century of tries in just six seasons – to play for Hull in the English Super League.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	2001	2	2	2				-	12	2	0	0	100.00%
Overall	2001	2	2	2				0	12	2	0	0	100.00%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
NSW Country	2001, 2004	2	1	-				-	4	2	0	0	100.00%
Overall	2001-2004	2	1	0				0	4	2	0	0	100.00%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Sydney City	ARL 1995	5	1	-				-	4	2	3	0	40.00%
St George	ARL 1997	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
St George	NRL 1998	22	20	-				-	80	12	9	1	54.55%
St George Illawarra	NRL 1999	26	24	-				-	96	16	10	0	61.54%
St George Illawarra	NRL 2000	26	25	12	/	17	70.59%	-	124	12	14	0	46.15%
St George Illawarra	NRL 2001	28	27	2	/	5	40.00%	-	112	13	13	2	46.43%
St George Illawarra	NRL 2002	9	3	0	/	1	0.00%	-	12	2	6	1	22.22%
St George Illawarra	NRL 2003	12	14	-				-	56	5	7	0	41.67%
St George Illawarra	NRL 2004	13	7	-				-	28	8	5	0	61.54%
Overall	1995-2004	142	121	14	/	23	60.87%	0	512	70	68	4	49.30%
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Sydney	1995	5	1	-				-	4	2	3	0	40.00%
St George	1997-98	23	20	-				-	80	12	10	1	52.17%
St George Illawarra	1999-04	114	100	14	/	23	60.87%	-	428	56	55	3	49.12%
Overall	1995-2004	142	121	14	/	23	60.87%	0	512	70	68	4	49.30%
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
St George	1997-1998	1	1	-				-	4	0	1	0	0.00%
St George Illawarra	1999, 2001, 2004	7	7	-				-	28	4	3	0	57.14%
Overall	1998-2004	8	8	0				0	32	4	4	0	50.00%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Hull FC	Super League X 2005	26	20	-				-	80	13	11	2	50.00%
Hull FC	Super League XI 2006	21	13	-				-	52	18	3	0	85.71%
Overall	2005-2006	47	33	0				0	132	31	14	2	65.96%
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Hull FC	2005-06	47	33	-				-	132	31	14	2	65.96%
Overall	2005-2006	47	33	0				0	132	31	14	2	65.96%

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