Mark Blake (Australian rules footballer)

For other people named Mark Blake, see Mark Blake (disambiguation).

Mark Blake
Personal information
Full name	Mark Blake
Date of birth	9 September 1985 (1985-09-09) (age 26)
Place of birth	Geelong
Original team	South Barwon / Geelong U18
Height/Weight	200 cm / 102 kg[1]
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2004–2011	Geelong	99 (12)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .

Mark Blake (born 9 September 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A tap ruckman,^[2][3] 2.00 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall and weighing 102 kilograms (225 lb), Blake played 99 games for Geelong between 2005 and 2010, including the 2009 AFL Premiership.

Career

Blake was drafted in the 2003 AFL Draft under the father-son rule, he debuted in 2005 in a losing game in front of a crowd of 28,165 at the SCG. Blake kicked his first two career goals against Richmond at Skilled Stadium in Round 18, 2007.

After having little impact in the 2007 preliminary final against Collingwood, Blake was dropped on the eve of the 2007 AFL Grand Final for former Geelong captain and ruckman, Steven King.

2008 was a successful year for Blake, seeing him permanently become a part of Geelong's ruck duo along with Brad Ottens. Blake developed as a footballer substantially in 2008 and has improved his around the ground work.

2011 was a terrible year for Blake, getting no AFL appearances and was said to be trade bait. On October 19, 2011 Blake announced his retirement, effective immediately. He played 99 games, and kicked 12 goals.

Personal life

Blake attended high school at Belmont High in Geelong, and played grassroots football for South Barwon in the Geelong Football League. Blake currently attends the Geelong campus of Deakin University and is studying for a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance. Blake also plays cricket for Newtown and Chilwell Cricket Club and bowls fast.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to 1 October 2011 (end of 2011 season).^[4][5]

Playing information			Totals								Averages (per game)

Season	Team	#	Games	D	K	H	M	T	G	B	D	K	H	M	T	G	B
2004	Geelong	24	00 !—	000 !—	00 !—	000 !—	00 !—	00 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—
2005	Geelong	24	03 !3	018 !18	07 !7	011 !11	06 !6	01 !1	0	0	06.0 !6.0	2.3	3.7	2.0	0.3	0	0
2006	Geelong	24	08 !8	057 !57	12	045 !45	16	09 !9	0	0	07.1 !7.1	1.5	5.6	2.0	1.1	0	0
2007	Geelong	24	22	209	62	147	65	26	2	6	09.5 !9.5	2.8	6.7	3.0	1.2	0.1	0.3
2008	Geelong	24	25	256	77	179	87	22	6	6	10.2	3.1	7.2	3.5	0.9	0.2	0.2
2009	Geelong	24	21	196	47	149	46	25	3	2	09.3 !9.3	2.2	7.1	2.2	1.2	0.1	0.1
2010	Geelong	24	20	199	43	156	45	13	1	2	10.0	2.2	7.8	2.2	0.6	0	0.1
2011	Geelong	24	00 !—	00 !—	00 !—	00 !—	00 !—	00 !—	00 !—	00 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—	0 !—
Career			99	935	248	687	265	96	12	16	9.4	2.5	6.9	2.7	1.0	0.1	0.2

Legend
D	Disposals	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	M	Marks	T	Tackles	G	Goals	B	Behinds

Honours and achievements

Brownlow Medal votes
Season	Votes
2005	—
2006	—
2007	2
2008	—
2009	—
2010	—
Total	2

Team

• AFL Premiership (Geelong): 2009
• AFL McClelland Trophy (Geelong): 2007, 2008
• AFL NAB Cup (Geelong): 2006, 2009

Individual

• Vic Country representative honours at the AFL National Under 18 Championships: 2003

References

1. ^ "Mark Blake Player Profile". geelongcats.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62H4NO3s0. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
2. ^ Gullan, Scott (10 March 2011). "Rule change to the bench claims Geelong ruckman Mark Blake". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62dorvboM. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
3. ^ "Chris Scott gives Mark Blake OK to look at options". Herald Sun. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62dp1Z59d. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
4. ^ "Mark Blake statistics". AFL Tables. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mark_Blake.html. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
5. ^ "Allen Christensen of the Geelong Cats Career AFL Stats". footywire.com. http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pc-geelong-cats--mark-blake. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 

External links

• Mark Blake (Australian rules footballer)'s profile on the Official AFL Website of the Geelong Football Club
• Mark Blake (Australian rules footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

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Name	Blake, Mar k
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Date of birth	9 September 1985
Place of birth	Geelong
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