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Edrick Lee (born 18 September 1992) is an Australian professional
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footballer who last played in the
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(NRL) as a er for the
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. Lee previously played for the
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, the
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and the
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in the NRL. He has also represented the Indigenous All Stars and
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in the
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.


Background

Lee was born and raised in
Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...
, Australia. He is of Aboriginal and
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descent. Lee is the cousin of
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basketball player Patty Mills, NBL basketball player Nathan Jawai and
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rugby league player Brenko Lee. Edrick's uncle is former Olympian basketballer Danny Morseu, the second Indigenous Australian to represent Australia at the Olympics in basketball. Edrick's great uncle is Indigenous
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activist
Eddie Mabo Edward Koiki Mabo ( ; Sambo) (29 June 1936 – 21 January 1992) was an Indigenous Australian man from the Torres Strait Islands known for his role in campaigning for Indigenous land rights in Australia, in particular the landmark decision of t ...
. Lee began playing rugby league at age 12 for Easts
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. A keen basketball player in his youth, Lee was part of the
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development squad in 2006 and 2007.


Playing career


Early career (2010-2011)

In 2010, Lee was playing rugby league in Brisbane's second division competition for Mt Gravatt, situated in the
Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Red Hill, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos compete in the National Rugby League (NRL) and play their home games at ...
official catchment area, when he was spotted by
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scout Brian Edwards. Edwards recruited Lee to the Magpies under 20s squad. After 8 games, Edwards contacted
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development officer David Hamilton, who signed Lee to play for Canberra's Toyota Cup (Under-20s) team for 2011. Lee's thirty-two appearances with the Raiders NYC side from 2011-2013 started with him playing in the centres, backrow and on the wing.


Canberra Raiders (2012-2016)


2012

In 2012, Lee was included in the Canberra first grade trial against the
Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league football club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club plays its home games at AAMI Park, and wears a purple and navy blu ...
in which he scored a try. On 9 March 2012, Lee re-signed with Canberra for a further two years, until the end of the
2014 NRL season The 2014 NRL season was the 107th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 17th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. The season started in New Zealand, for the Auckland Nines, replacing the Rugby Leagu ...
. Lee cemented his spot in the centres for the Raiders under 20s in 2012, scoring 11 tries in their first 10 games. One of the form players to start the year, Lee was called up to represent
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in the inaugural Under 20s State of Origin. Lee scored two tries in the 18–14 loss to
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at
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. In round 12 of the
2012 NRL season The 2012 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the first run by the newly formed Australian Rugby League Commission. The main competition, called the 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership due to spon ...
, Lee made his NRL debut on the wing for the Canberra side against the
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in Canberra's 18–36 loss at
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. In his third first grade game, in round 14, against the
Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top-tier competition in New ...
, Lee scored his first and second NRL career tries in Canberra's 32–16 win at
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. Lee finished his debut year in the NRL with playing in 7 matches and scoring 6 tries. Lee was listed on 23 September in Lifestyle Uncuts' Top Ten Youngsters in the NRL, alongside players such as Nathan Green and Paul Carter.


2013

In round 13, against the
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, Lee broke his arm with 15 minutes remaining. He remained on the field in Canberra's 30–18 win, resulting in Lee being praised for the toughness he showed. Lee also scored a try in the match. The fracture ended Lee's
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. He had played in nine matches and scored seven tries. On 23 October, Lee re-signed with the Canberra Raiders until the end of the 2017 season.


2014

In round 3, against the
Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership, Australia's elite rugby league competition. Since 2008, the ...
, Lee was originally ruled out for the rest of the
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after tearing ligaments in his foot during Canberra's 12–24 loss. He made a return in round 22 and finished the year with two tries from eight appearances.


2015

In June, Lee was named as 18th man for
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leading up to game 3 of the 2015 State of Origin series. He finished the 2015 season having played in 23 matches and scored 12 tries. He was named in the
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train-on squad but was ruled out due to injury.


2016

At the start of the year, Lee was selected in the QAS Emerging Maroons squad. On 5 February, Lee was one of eight players from the Maroons emerging camp who was banned from representing Queensland for 12-months after breaking curfew in Brisbane. On 13 February, Lee played on the wing for the Indigenous All Stars against the
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in the 8–12 loss at
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. In the Canberra sides Preliminary Final match against the
Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league football club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club plays its home games at AAMI Park, and wears a purple and navy blu ...
, Lee made two crucial knock-ons as Canberra lost 12–14 at
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. Lee finished the
2016 NRL season The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, ...
with him playing in 23 matches and scoring seven tries for the Raiders.


Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (2017-2018)


2017

On 23 February 2017, Lee signed a two-year deal the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the Sutherland Shire of Southern Sydney, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. Cronulla compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugb ...
after being released by the Raiders. Lee commented that he was "really excited to be joining the club, I can't wait for this year and I'm grateful for the opportunity." In round 1 of the
2017 NRL season The 2017 NRL season was the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, ...
, Lee made his club debut for Cronulla-Sutherland against the
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, playing on the wing in the 18–26 loss at
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. In round 3, against the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Lee scored his first club try for Cronulla in the 10–16 loss at Shark Park. Lee spent the majority of The 2017 season with Cronulla's feeder club team The
Newtown Jets The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, New South Wales, Newtown, a suburb of Inner West (Sydney), Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSW Cup competition, having left the top grade after t ...
in The Intrust Super Premiership NSW. On 26 June 2017, Lee was held up over the line with less than four minutes to play when playing for Newtown against
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in what some media outlets described as the bombed try of the year. If Lee was to have scored the try it would have leveled the game for Newtown and possibly had won them the match.


2018

After spending the majority of the 2017 season in reserve grade playing for Newtown, Lee was recalled to the Cronulla team for their round 4 game against Melbourne. He scored a try on his return in Cronulla's 14–4 victory. In June, he signed a 3-year contract with the
Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top-tier competition in New ...
starting in 2019. Lee made a total of 19 appearances for Cronulla in 2018 and scored 12 tries. Lee was part of the Cronulla team which made it all the way to the preliminary final but fell short of another grand final appearance losing to Melbourne 22–6.


Newcastle Knights (2019-2022)

In the
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, Lee played fourteen games and scored six tries for the
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. In
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, he played eleven games and scored six tries for Newcastle. Lee made his State of Origin debut for
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in Game 3 of the
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after Xavier Coates was ruled out with an injury he suffered in the pre-game captain's run, debuting alongside his cousin Brenko Lee. Edrick scored a try in the Maroons’ series-winning victory. This would be Lee's last game for over a year after he succumbed to multiple injuries. Lee was out injured for all of the 2021 NRL season. Over five-hundred days since his last professional game, Lee returned to the Newcastle side against the St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 6 of the
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. In round 16, he became the first Newcastle player to score five tries in one game, as they defeated the Gold Coast 38-12. In round 23, Lee scored two tries in a 22-28 loss against
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. Lee played a total of sixteen games and scored fourteen tries for Newcastle in 2022.


Dolphins (2023-24)

In 2023, Lee commenced a two-year contract with new NRL franchise the
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and made his debut for the club in round 6 against the
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at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. Due to injury, he did not play again that year for the Dolphins. On 6 October, Lee was one of many retiring players who were given a farewell during the NRL Grand Final.


References


External links


Dolphins profile
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