John Blakey
John Blakey | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Blakey | ||
Date of birth | 24 July 1966 | ||
Original team(s) | East Doncaster | ||
Height / weight | 187 cm / 83 kg | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1985 – 1992 1993 – 2002 Total |
Fitzroy North Melbourne |
135 224 (72) 359 (110) (38) | |
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
2005 2006 |
Brisbane Lions Suncoast Lions (QAFL) | 1 (0–1–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2002. |
John Blakey (born 24 July 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 359 games in the Australian Football League.
Football career
Playing
Recruited from East Doncaster, Victoria, Blakey debuted for the Fitzroy Football Club in 1985, and went on to be used in a variety of midfield positions. He went on to play 135 games (for 38 goals) with the Fitzroy Lions until 1992. He switched to the North Melbourne Football Club in 1993 and went on to be a stalwart for the club. He played in the 1996 and 1999 premiership sides and went on to play 224 games for 72 goals until he retired in 2002 at 36 years of age.[1] His total of 359 games places him 11th on the list of most games in VFL/AFL football.
He represented Victoria in State of Origin in 1998.
Coaching and support
Following his retirement Blakey became the assistant coach at the Brisbane Lions, and coached the team in the absence of Leigh Matthews (whose mother had died) for one game in Round 18, 2005. He is now Coaching Director/Head of Development for the Sydney Swans.[2]
Statistics
Playing statistics
Legend | |||||||||||||
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G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
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Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
1985 | Fitzroy | 54 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 7 | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 1.8 | — |
1986 | Fitzroy | 18 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 166 | 135 | 301 | 66 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 13.1 | 2.9 | — |
1987 | Fitzroy | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 64 | 131 | 24 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 11.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
1988 | Fitzroy | 18 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 198 | 159 | 357 | 87 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 17.9 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
1989 | Fitzroy | 18 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 216 | 136 | 352 | 66 | 28 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 17.6 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
1990 | Fitzroy | 18 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 205 | 129 | 334 | 67 | 20 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
1991 | Fitzroy | 18 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 210 | 142 | 352 | 59 | 23 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 17.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
1992 | Fitzroy | 18 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 181 | 109 | 290 | 66 | 38 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 16.1 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
1993 | North Melbourne | 12 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 144 | 87 | 231 | 38 | 22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 13.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
1994 | North Melbourne | 12 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 222 | 129 | 351 | 72 | 33 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
1995 | North Melbourne | 12 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 236 | 151 | 387 | 92 | 27 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 15.5 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
1996 | North Melbourne | 12 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 225 | 129 | 354 | 74 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
1997 | North Melbourne | 12 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 218 | 107 | 325 | 70 | 33 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 |
1998 | North Melbourne | 12 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 258 | 118 | 376 | 97 | 27 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 15.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
1999 | Kangaroos | 12 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 271 | 118 | 389 | 101 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 15.6 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
2000 | Kangaroos | 12 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 299 | 158 | 457 | 128 | 26 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 18.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
2001 | Kangaroos | 12 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 225 | 189 | 414 | 119 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
2002 | Kangaroos | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 124 | 35 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
Career | 359 | 110 | 119 | 3424 | 2143 | 5567 | 1268 | 395 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 1.2 |
Coaching statistics
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W | Wins | L | Losses | D | Draws | W% | Winning percentage | LP | Ladder position | LT | League teams |
Season | Team | Games | W | L | D | W % | LP | LT |
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2005* | Brisbane Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | N/A | 16 |
Career totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
* = Caretaker Coach
References
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 57. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
- ↑ "2016 coaching structure update". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ John Blakey's player profile at AFL Tables
- ↑ John Blakey's coaching profile at AFL Tables