He started his career at the
Penrith Panthers, making first grade in 1976. Blacklock played four seasons at Penrith between 1976 and 1980 and captained the Panthers' Under-23s side that won the premiership in 1978. He then switched to the
Newtown Jets for two seasons between 1981 and 1982. Blacklock played wing in the
1981 Grand Final team that were defeated by the
Parramatta Eels. He moved to
Canberra Raiders for his final two seasons (1983-1984) before retiring. Blacklock was the paternal uncle of
St George-Illawarra Dragons legend,
Nathan Blacklock Blacklock died on 28 October 2020, aged 65, after a five-year battle with
multiple system atrophy. ==References==