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by Nick Campton

Why there's nothing in the NRL quite like a big man breaking a try-scoring drought

Blake Lawrie's Dragons teammates lost it when the big man powered over.  (Getty Images: Matt King)

When it takes 91 games to score your first try, every score thereafter is going to be celebrated like the moon landing and so it was when all 106kg of Blake "Blocka" Lawrie crashed over for the Dragons in their win over Gold Coast last week.

It's Lawrie's second career try in 104 matches and his first since getting off the mark last year.

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