Nick Blakey
| Nick Blakey | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nicholas Blakey | ||
| Nickname(s) | Lizard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 2000 | ||
| Original team(s) | East Sydney Bulldogs/UNSW-Easts (AFL Sydney)/Sydney Swans Academy | ||
| Draft | No. 10, 2018 national draft | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019– | Sydney | 105 (33) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Nick Blakey (born 27 February 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life[edit]
Blakey was born in Melbourne. His father, John Blakey, was a Fitzroy player and dual premiership midfielder for North Melbourne.
He moved to Brisbane with his family at two years of age, due to his father assistant coaching at Brisbane Lions, before settling in Sydney as a six-year-old when his father joined Sydney Swans coaching panel. He grew up in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and attended Waverley College.[2] Blakey participated in the Auskick program at East Sydney Bulldogs.[3] In his final year of junior football, he scored 18 goals.[4]
Blakey had a choice of three possible clubs, North Melbourne and the Brisbane Lions through the father-son rule, and the Sydney Swans as a member of the Swans' Development Academy. In early 2018, Blakey revealed his preference was to play for the Sydney Swans.[5]
He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 10th draft pick in the 2018 AFL Draft matching a bid from Greater Western Sydney.[6] Blakey received a 2019 AFL Rising Star nomination in round 14 of the 2019 AFL season, for his two goal effort against Hawthorn.[7]
AFL career[edit]
On 5 June 2023, Blakey became the first player contracted until the 2030s with a seven year contract extension handed to him by the Sydney Swans.
Personal[edit]
Blakey's nickname is Lizard.[8]
Statistics[edit]
Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[9]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2019 | Sydney | 22 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 153 | 68 | 221 | 50 | 48 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 2020[a] | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 126 | 36 | 162 | 36 | 36 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 138 | 75 | 213 | 65 | 28 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | Sydney | 22 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 350 | 118 | 468 | 104 | 50 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 19.5 | 4.3 | 2.1 |
| Career | 78 | 32 | 36 | 767 | 297 | 1064 | 255 | 162 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 13.6 | 3.3 | 2.1 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements[edit]
Individual
References[edit]
- ^ "Weird footy nicknames: So why do they call Gov 'Brackets'?". afl.com.au. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Cramsie, Debbie (15 March 2018). "From Waverley College to the Sydney Swans". The Catholic Weekly. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. p. 44
- ^ "Player Profile Nicholas Blakey". sportsTG. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Niall, Jake (1 May 2018). "Swans win battle for potential Kangaroos and Lions father-son Blakey". The Age. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Sydney Swans Media (22 November 2018). "Pick 10: Nick Blakey". AFL Media. Sydney Swans Media. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Rugari, Vince. "Sydney rookie Blakey awarded Rising Star nomination". The Age. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "The Lizard climbs up the ranks". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Nick Blakey". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
External links[edit]
- Nick Blakey's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
- Nick Blakey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Nick Blakey at AustralianFootball.com
