Blake Austin

Blake Austin

Personal information
Born	(1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 26) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–13 Penrith Panthers 16 2 8 0 24 2014 Wests Tigers 19 7 3 0 34 2015– Canberra Raiders 47 25 0 1 101 Total 82 34 11 1 159 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007 Portugal 1 0 2 0 4 2015 City Origin 1 3 0 0 12
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Blake Austin (born 1 February 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at five-eighth, but can also play at centre and second row. A City Origin representative, Austin previously played for the Penrith Panthers and the Wests Tigers.

Born in Parramatta, New South Wales to parents Robert and Maree, Austin is of English descent through his grandmother. A Doonside Roos junior, Austin was also a baseballer and sprinter as a child. In 2001, he appeared on the The Footy Show as the winner of the "league of their own" video contest for best junior rugby league try. He won a brand new Holden Jackaroo, which his parents sold in order to move out of a Doonside housing commission and into their own home in Mount Druitt. In 2009, Austin represented the Australian Schoolboys team while attending St Dominic's College, Penrith.

With the Penrith Panthers incapable of making the semi-finals in 2011, Austin made his NRL debut for the Panthers in round 25 against the Canberra Raiders. He scored a try in his second game, against the St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 26. During the 2012 pre-season, Austin re-signed with the Panthers on a two-year contract. He played 13 games in 2012, scoring a try and kicking 8 goals from 9 attempts. In 2013, Austin played just one game for the Panthers before suffering a foot injury.