Nathan 'Tingha' Blacklock

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Tingha
Born
Sunday, 4th April, 1976
Current Age
47 years and 360 days
Place Of Birth
Tingha, New South Wales, Australia

Awards & Accolades

Dally M Winger Of The Year
1999, 2000, 2001
Ken Stephen Medal
2000

Known Family Links

Cousin
Preston Campbell
Nephew
Bevan French

Biography

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.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 142 121 14   - 512 70 68 4 49.30% List
NRL Finals 8 8 -   - 32 4 4 0 50.00% List
City vs Country 2 1 0   - 4 2 0 0 100.00% List
The Ashes 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Test Series 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Anzac Cup 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Super League 47 33 -   - 132 31 14 2 65.96% List
Challenge Cup 4 2 -   - 8 4 0 0 100.00% List


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% List


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% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sydney City ARL 1995 5 1 -   - 4 2 3 0 40.00% List
St George ARL 1997 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
St George NRL 1998 22 20 -   - 80 12 9 1 54.55% List
St Geo Illa NRL 1999 26 24 -   - 96 16 10 0 61.54% List
St Geo Illa NRL 2000 26 25 12 / 17 70.59% - 124 12 14 0 46.15% List
St Geo Illa NRL 2001 28 27 2 / 5 40.00% - 112 13 13 2 46.43% List
St Geo Illa NRL 2002 9 3 0 / 1 0.00% - 12 2 6 1 22.22% List
St Geo Illa NRL 2003 12 14 -   - 56 5 7 0 41.67% List
St Geo Illa NRL 2004 13 7 -   - 28 8 5 0 61.54% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sydney 1995 5 1 -   - 4 2 3 0 40.00% List
St George 1997-98 23 20 -   - 80 12 10 1 52.17% List
St Geo Illa 1999-04 114 100 14 / 23 60.87% - 428 56 55 3 49.12% List
Overall1995-2004 142 121 14 / 23 60.87% 0 512 70 68 4 49.30% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Hull FC 2005 30 22 -   - 88 17 11 2 56.67% List
Hull FC 2006 21 13 -   - 52 18 3 0 85.71% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Hull FC 2005-06 51 35 -   - 140 35 14 2 68.63% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    09/12/2021

    This guy was an absolute freak! Could sniff out a try lile a beagle on a dodgy suitcase.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Nick Jones, AJ Lucantonio, Bill Bates

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2004, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, NRL 2004 Official Rugby League Annual