Jamie Buhrer

Jamie Buhrer
Personal information
Born (1989-11-28) 28 November 1989
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–16 Manly Warringah 128 18 0 0 72
2017– Newcastle Knights 0 0 0 0 0
Total 128 18 0 0 72
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–14 NSW City 2 0 0 0 0
2012 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
As of 4 October 2016
Source: [1]

Jamie Buhrer (born 28 November 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row, lock and hooker.[2][3] He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

Background

Born in Westmead, New South Wales, Buhrer was educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown and played his junior rugby league for the Hills District Bulls. He was then signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

Playing career

Buhrer playing for the Sea Eagles in 2009

Early career

In 2008 and 2009, Buhrer played played 47 games for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' NYC team, scoring 15 tries in total.[4][5] In September 2009, he was named at lock in the 2009 NYC Team of the Year.[6]

2010

In 2010, Buhrer graduated to the Sea Eagles' Queensland Cup team, Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles. In round 10 of the 2010 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles against the Parramatta Eels.[7]

2011

Buhrer scored his first two tries in round 4 of the 2011 season against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, where he was playing at centre.[8] He played off the interchange bench in the Sea Eagles' 2011 NRL Grand Final win over the New Zealand Warriors.[9] Later on that month, he re-signed with the Sea Eagles on a 3-year contract until the end of 2014.[10]

2012

In April, he played for New South Wales City against New South Wales Country in the annual City vs Country Origin match.[11] A month later, he gained selection for the New South Wales State of Origin team to take on Queensland in game one of the series in Melbourne on 23 May 2012.[12] He was subsequently dropped from the side.

2014

In May, Buhrer returned to the New South Wales City side.[13] In September, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament, ruling him out for the rest of the season.[14] Later on that month, he re-signed with the Sea Eagles on a 3-year contract until the end of 2017.[15]

2016

In October, after playing 128 games for the Sea Eagles, Buhrer was released from the final year of his contract to sign a 2-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2017.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Jamie Buhrer - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  2. ↑ Young Sea Eagles flying high in Cup, The Manly Daily, retrieved 7 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Manly Sea Eagles Profile, Manly Sea Eagles, retrieved 25 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "B". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  5. ↑ Jamie Buhrer Stats, rleague.com, retrieved 25 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "2009 Toyota Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  7. ↑ "NRL 2010 - Round 10". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  8. ↑ "NRL 2011 - Round 4". Rugby League Project. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  9. ↑ "NRL 2011 - Grand Final". Rugby League Project. 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  10. ↑ Zero Tackle (2011-10-11). "Buhrer signs extension with Sea Eagles". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  11. ↑ "City vs Country 2012". Rugby League Project. 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  12. ↑ "State Of Origin 2012 Series - Game 1". Rugby League Project. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  13. ↑ "City vs Country 2014". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  14. ↑ SMH.com.au (2014-09-01). "Buhrer out for the season". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  15. ↑ SeaEagles.com.au (2014-09-26). "Sea Eagles lock in future stars". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  16. ↑ NRL Digital Media. "Jamie Buhrer joins Newcastle - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-04.

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