Blayke Brailey
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
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|name = Blayke Brailey
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|image = Blayke Brailey.jpg
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|position = {{rlp|HK}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|09|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| height = {{convert|180|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|86|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| club1 = {{nowrap|Cronulla Sharks }}
| year1start = 2019
| year1end = present
| appearances1 = 145
| tries1 = 15
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 60
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| triesA = 0
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 0
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|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/blayke-brailey/summary.html Rugby League Project]
| updated = 27 April 2025
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| relatives = Jayden Brailey (brother)
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Blayke Brailey (born 23 September 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|hk}} for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL). He is known for his tackling abilities and defensive attributes.
Background
Brailey was born in Sydney, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the Aquinas Colts. His older brother Jayden is also a hooker who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Playing career
=2018=
Brailey played for Cronulla's feeder club side Newtown Jets in the 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW grand final against Canterbury-Bankstown at Leichhardt Oval which Newtown lost 18–12.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/bulldogs/canterbury-bulldogs-beat-newtown-jets-to-win-2018-intrust-super-premiership-grand-final/news-story/5194d899167222fcbc817a6dfe96cf09/|title=Canterbury Bulldogs beat Newtown Jets to win 2018 Intrust Super Premiership grand final|website=Fox Sports}}
=2019=
Brailey made his first grade debut in round 1 of the 2019 NRL season against the Newcastle Knights.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/03/12/round-1-nrl-team-lists/ |title=Round 1 NRL team lists|publisher=NRL.com|date=12 March 2019}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/09/29/newtown-reign-supreme-in-epic-decider/|title=Newtown reign supreme in epic decider|website=NSWRL}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-grand-final-jets-steal-the-state-championship-with-a-last-second-freak-try/1jojo92r9tgjk17m7qnmy84v3f/|title=Newtown Jets steal the State Championship with a last second freak try|website=Sporting News}}
=2020=
After the departure of his brother Jayden to Newcastle, Brailey became the Sharks’ first-choice hooker for the 2020 NRL season. Brailey played in 20 games throughout the shortened season, including Cronulla’s elimination final exit.{{Cite web|title=Blayke Brailey|url=https://www.sharks.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/cronulla-sutherland-sharks/blayke-brailey/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|language=en}}
=2021=
Brailey played a total of 24 games for Cronulla in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club finish 9th and narrowly miss out on the finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/09/03/storm-secure-minor-premiership-anxious-wait-for-sharks/|title=Papenhuyzen back to best as Storm secure minor premiership|website=www.nrl.com}}
=2022=
Brailey played 26 games for Cronulla in the 2022 NRL season including both of the clubs finals games as they were eliminated in straight sets losing to North Queensland and South Sydney.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/cronullas-dual-gamble-pays-off-major-flaw-exposed-in-finals-disaster-brutal-review/news-story/619a3957ee64720ef66e0e9542f375b7/|title=Young gun who can solve Sharks' big problem; masterstroke that can't be overlooked: Brutal Review|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}
=2023=
Brailey was added to the extended squad for the NSW Blues for Game 1 in Adelaide.{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nsw-makes-late-call-to-select-cronulla-gun-before-origin-series-opener/news-story/4b9d0bb66466180d95e7f599384dac4d|title=NSW makes late call to select Cronulla gun before Origin series opener|website=www.news.com.au}}
In round 18 of the 2023 NRL season, Brailey made his 100th first grade appearance for Cronulla in their 52-16 victory over rivals St. George Illawarra.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-cronulla-sharks-v-st-george-illawarra-dragons-live-blog-updates-video-stats-ins-and-outs-injuries-ben-hunt/news-story/3cedb01ddff778981ebd7c6559648643/|title=Dragons cop worst ever beatdown from brutal Sharks as Hynes sends Origin message — 3 Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au}} Brailey was named 2023 Porter Gallen Medal winner as 2023 Cronulla Sharks player of the year and also Tommy Bishop Player's Player.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-14 |title=Brailey wins the 2023 Porter Gallen Medal |url=https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2023/09/14/brailey-wins-the-2023-porter-gallen-medal/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |language=en}}
=2024=
Brailey played 27 games for Cronulla in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Brailey played in the clubs preliminary final loss against Penrith.{{cite web|url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/mole-2024-season-review-cronulla-sharks-20240929-p5kegl.html/|title=The Mole's end of season review: Awkward Sharks puzzle laid bare after $1m star 'lost his way'|website=www.nine.com.au}}
Statistics
=NRL=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:85%;" | |||||
| width=2%|Season
!width=8%|Team !width=2%|Matches !width=2%|T !width=2%|G !width=2%|GK % !width=2%|F/G !width=2%|Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 2019
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} Cronulla-Sutherland | 15|| 2|| 0|| —|| 0|| 8 | |||||
| style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 2020 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 2021
| 24|| 2|| 0|| —|| 0|| 8 | |||||
| style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 2022 | 26 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2023
|25 |1 | | | |4 | |||||
| 2024
|27 |3 | | | |12 | |||||
| 2025
|6 | | | | | | |||||
| class="sortbottom"
! colspan="2" | Career totals ! 143 ! 15 ! 0 ! — ! 0 ! 60 |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.sharks.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/cronulla-sutherland-sharks/blayke-brailey/ Sharks profile]
{{Cronulla Sharks squad}}
{{2017 NRL Under-20s Team of the Year}}
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
Category:New South Wales Residents rugby league team players
Category:Newtown Jets NSW Cup players