Shawn Blore

Shawn Blore (born 1 August 2000) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He has previously played for the Wests Tigers.

Background

Blore played his junior rugby league for Brothers Penrith in the Penrith District Junior Rugby League before progressing onto the Penrith Panthers juniors. In 2020 he signed with the Wests Tigers on a two-year deal.

Career 2020 Blore made his first grade debut in round 11 of the 2020 NRL season for Wests Tigers against the Parramatta Eels at Bankwest Stadium where Wests lost the match 26–16. He was said to have "stood his ground in a fiery head-to-head and came away with a points decision" against Parramatta's Nathan Brown. After the match, coach Michael Maguire said, "I don't think he's played a full game of footy for about 14 months now, to see him play the way he did it was welcome to first grade that's for sure. He played a lot of time too, I didn't expect him to play that much time but he hung strong and showed he can play at this level."

2022 On 4 February, it was announced that Blore would miss the entire 2022 NRL season after suffering an ACL injury during training at Concord Oval.

2023 Blore played a total of 15 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a second straight year.

2024 On 12 January, Blore signed a three-year deal with Melbourne as part of a swap deal with Justin Olam.

In round 3 of the 2024 NRL season, Blore made his Melbourne Storm debut against the Newcastle Knights. He was presented with his debut jersey (cap 234). Blore played a total of 24 matches for Melbourne in the 2024 NRL season as the club were runaway minor premiers. Blore played in Melbourne's 2024 NRL Grand Final loss against Penrith.

2025 Blore played 24 games for Melbourne in the 2025 NRL season including their 26-22 2025 NRL Grand Final loss against Brisbane.

2026 On 12 August 2026, the Storm confirmed that Blore would depart at the end of the season and join the Brisbane Broncos.

Statistics Updated as of 29 June 2026