Jason Blake (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jason Blake | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1981 | ||
| Original team(s) | Prahran | ||
| Draft | No. 24,1999 National Draft,St Kilda | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/Ruck | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2000–2013 | St Kilda | 219 (38) | |
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1Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013. | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball | |||
Jason Blake(born 15 March 1981) is a formerAustralian rules footballerfor theSt Kilda Football Clubin theAustralian Football League(AFL). An "undersized tall defender and occasional ruckman",[1]he held the record for the most games played (209) without receiving anyBrownlow Medalvotes until he eventually received two Brownlow votes for Round 11 in 2012. The record was subsequently beaten byNick Smith.[2]
AFL career
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Blake was recruited as the number 24 draft pick in the1999 AFL Draftfrom thePrahran Football Club.During the Under 18 National Championships he had been named All Australian along withBen Johnson,Rhyce Shaw,Darren Glass,Joel CoreyandJonathan Brown.During the series he managed to shut downMatthew Pavlichin the first game, and later did the same to Brown.[1]Blake made his debut forSt Kildain Round 9, 2000 against theWestern Bulldogs,[3]and went on to play 13 games in his first year with the Saints.[1]
2004 Wizard Cup
[edit]Blake played in St Kilda's2004 Wizard Home Loans Cupwinning side - St Kilda's second pre-season cup win.[4]
Blake is a versatile footballer, having spent much of the period between 2003 and 2006 as aruckmanfor St Kilda, but has also been able to play forward, back and as a tagger in the midfield. Blake capped off an improved 2007 season by finishing ninth in the club'sTrevor Barker Awardfor the best and fairest player.
2007 season
[edit]Blake played his 100th match for the Saints in round 9 of 2007 against Fremantle at Subiaco.[3]
2008 NAB Cup
[edit]Blake played in St Kilda's2008 AFL National Australia Bank Cupwinning side - St Kilda Football Club's 3rd AFL Cup Win.[5][6]
2009 season
[edit]Blake played in 22 of 22 matches in the 2009 home and away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the finals, winning the club'sthird minor premiership.[7]
St Kilda qualified for the 2009 AFL Grand Final after qualifying and preliminary finals wins. Blake played in the2009 AFL Grand Finalin which St Kilda were defeated by 12 points.
2010 season
[edit]Blake played 26 games in 2010, including four finals matches, and finished in the top 10 of St Kilda's best and fairest, theTrevor Barker Award,for the fourth year in succession. As of the end of the 2011 season, Blake had played in 15 AFL finals matches, including three grand finals. In the 2007 through 2010 seasons, he played 96 out of 98 games.[1]
2011 season
[edit]By the end of the 2011 season, Blake had played 199 games, including 16 finals, without polling a singleBrownlow Medalvote, more than any other player in VFL/AFL history.[8]This easily surpassed the old record of 167 games set byRoss Henshaw.[1]He was delisted at the end of the 2011 season, but was redrafted by the club.[9]
2012 season
[edit]Blake played his 200th game in the first round match against Port Adelaide.[10]In the2012 Brownlow Medalcount, Blake received his first ever votes in his 210th game (194th home and away game) of AFL football in the Round 11 game against theGold Coast Suns.The votes were met with large applause from his St Kilda teammates present at the count.[11]
Personal life
[edit]During 2008, Blake studied a double degree in Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Construction Management) and a Bachelor of Business (Finance Specialisation) atRMIT University,and worked eight hours a week at Thinc Projects, construction, management and consulting firm, on top of his footballing duties with St Kilda. For his efforts, Blake was awarded theAFL Players Association's Education and Training Excellence Award.[12]
References
[edit]- ^abcdeAnderson, Jon(31 May 2012). "Invisible man".Herald Sun.
- ^Jason Blake's playing statisticsfrom AFL Tables Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^abJason Blake's playing statisticsfrom AFL Tables Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^"AFL 2004 Wizard Cup Grand Final - Geelong v St Kilda".Slattery Media Group.13 March 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 16 July 2011.Retrieved7 November2009.
- ^"St Kilda wins NAB cup".The Age.8 March 2008.Retrieved7 November2009.
- ^"Saints are NAB Cup Champions in 2008".Jeld-Wen.8 March 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 20 November 2008.Retrieved7 November2009.
- ^"2009 Season Scores and Results - Ladder".AFL Tables.2009.Retrieved8 November2009.
- ^Muldren, Chris (27 September 2011). "Blake's Donut".Herald Sun.p. 75.
- ^"AFL 2011 draft".Herald Sun.Retrieved25 November2011.
- ^"200 Games for a True Sainter".St Kilda Football Club.Retrieved1 April2012.
- ^"St Kilda's Jason Blake breaks Brownlow duck".24 September 2012.Retrieved25 September2012.
- ^Hogg, Alistair (9 September 2008)."Blake honoured with AFLPA award - saints.au".saints.au.Retrieved16 October2018.
External links
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- Jason Blake's profileon the official website of the St Kilda Football Club
- Jason Blake's playing statisticsfrom AFL Tables
- Jason Blake 200th game tribute on Red, White and Black