Cameron Blair (born 6 July 1966) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s for Western Suburbs, Parramatta, the Western Reds and Adelaide.
Blair made his debut for the Western Suburbs Magpies in 1988. He played in every game that season (and again in 1989) and was named the competition's Rookie of the Year.[1]
Blair started as captain for the 1989 season, before handing over to Ellery Hanley mid-season. With his contract about to expire, Blair received offers from other clubs.[2] He was offered a substantial contract to join Manly, but re-signed with Wests for a further 2 seasons.[3]
In 1990, Blair was again a regular in first grade, but with the arrival of new coach Warren Ryan in 1991 Blair was often playing from the bench behind newly arrived players like Ron Gibbs, David Gillespie and Bob Lindner. He played in just 9 games in his last season before leaving the club. Blair totalled 73 games for the Magpies over four years.[4]
Blair then spent four seasons with the Parramatta Eels before finishing his career with one year spells at two new franchises, the Western Reds and the Adelaide Rams. Blair once held the record for most first grade games played without featuring in a finals game in NSWRL/NRL history until it was later overtaken by Luke Brooks.[5]
Referencesedit
^"Cameron Blair". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^John McDonald (20 July 1989). "Sironen may be out for six weeks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^Tony Sarno (31 July 1989). "Magpies batter Bears". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^"Tiger inches closer to unwanted record". zerotackle.com.
October 27, 2023
cameron, blair, born, july, 1966, australian, former, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1980s, 1990s, western, suburbs, parramatta, western, reds, adelaide, personal, informationfull, namecameron, john, blairborn, 1966, july, 1966, australiaplay. Cameron Blair born 6 July 1966 is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s for Western Suburbs Parramatta the Western Reds and Adelaide Cameron BlairPersonal informationFull nameCameron John BlairBorn 1966 07 06 6 July 1966 age 57 AustraliaPlaying informationPositionSecond row LockClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1988 91 Western Suburbs 73 5 0 0 201992 95 Parramatta Eels 79 7 0 0 281996 Western Reds 14 0 0 0 01997 Adelaide Rams 16 3 0 0 12Total 182 15 0 0 60Source stats rleague comAs of 18 January 2019Playing career editBlair made his debut for the Western Suburbs Magpies in 1988 He played in every game that season and again in 1989 and was named the competition s Rookie of the Year 1 Blair started as captain for the 1989 season before handing over to Ellery Hanley mid season With his contract about to expire Blair received offers from other clubs 2 He was offered a substantial contract to join Manly but re signed with Wests for a further 2 seasons 3 In 1990 Blair was again a regular in first grade but with the arrival of new coach Warren Ryan in 1991 Blair was often playing from the bench behind newly arrived players like Ron Gibbs David Gillespie and Bob Lindner He played in just 9 games in his last season before leaving the club Blair totalled 73 games for the Magpies over four years 4 Blair then spent four seasons with the Parramatta Eels before finishing his career with one year spells at two new franchises the Western Reds and the Adelaide Rams Blair once held the record for most first grade games played without featuring in a finals game in NSWRL NRL history until it was later overtaken by Luke Brooks 5 References edit Cameron Blair Rugby League Project Retrieved 1 January 2014 John McDonald 20 July 1989 Sironen may be out for six weeks The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 1 January 2014 Tony Sarno 31 July 1989 Magpies batter Bears The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 1 January 2014 Official Player Numbers Parramatta Eels Tiger inches closer to unwanted record zerotackle com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cameron Blair amp oldid 1180355663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
