# Jamie Buhrer

Jamie Buhrer (born 28 November 1989) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker, second-row and lock for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He also played for NSW City and New South Wales.

## Background

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

## Playing career
### Early career

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

### 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 Manly against the Parramatta Eels.

### 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. He played off the interchange bench in Manly's 2011 NRL Grand Final win over the New Zealand Warriors. Later on that month, he re-signed with the Manly club on a three-year contract until the end of 2014.

### 2012

In April, he played for New South Wales City against New South Wales Country in the annual City vs Country Origin match. 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. He was subsequently dropped from the side.

### 2014

In May, Buhrer returned to the New South Wales City side. In September, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament, ruling him out for the rest of the season. Later on that month, he re-signed with the Manly outfit on a three-year contract until the end of 2017.

### 2016

In October, after playing 128 games for the Manly club, Buhrer was released from the final year of his contract to sign a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2017.

### 2017

Upon joining the Newcastle club, Buhrer formed part of the leadership group of the playing roster. He made his debut for Newcastle in round 1 of the 2017 season against the New Zealand Warriors. During a training session in April, he suffered a fractured foot and was expected to miss up to eight weeks. He finished the year with 16 matches and one try for the Novocastrians.

### 2018

In 2018, Buhrer played in 20 matches for the Newcastle side, mostly from the interchange bench.

### 2019

Due to increasing depth in Newcastle's squad, Buhrer only played nine NRL matches in 2019, before departing at season's end. In November, he announced his retirement from rugby league.

## Post playing

Buhrer works as the U16s pathways assistant coach alongside former team mate Matt Orford.

## Statistics

| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
| 2010 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 5 | | |
| 2011 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 26 | 4 | 16 |
| 2012 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 26 | 3 | 12 |
| 2013 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 26 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 23 | 5 | 20 |
| 2015 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 7 | | |
| 2016 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| 2017 | Newcastle Knights | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | Newcastle Knights | 20 | | |
| 2019 | Newcastle Knights | 9 | | |
| | Totals | 173 | 19 | 76 |