 #27 - Jason Blake - St Kilda FC  |
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | 15 March 1981 |
| Recruited from | Beaumaris Football Club/Prahran |
| Height and weight | 191cm / 88kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 9, 5 May 2000, St. Kilda vs. Western Bulldogs, at Docklands, Melbourne |
| Team(s) | St Kilda Football Club 2000 -
161 games, 33 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2009 season | |
| Career highlights | |
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Jason Blake (born 15 March 1981) is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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AFL Career
Blake was recruited as the number 24 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from the Beaumaris Football Club. He made his debut for St. Kilda in Round 9, 2000 against the Western Bulldogs. He played his 100th match for the Saints in round 9 of 2007 against Fremantle at Subiaco.
2004 Wizard Cup
Blake played in St Kilda’s 2004 AFL Wizard Home Loans Cup winning side - St Kilda Football Club’s 2nd AFL Cup Win.[1]
Blake is a versatile footballer, having spent much of the period between 2003 and 2006 as a ruckman for St Kilda, but also been able to play forward, back and be a tagger in the midfield. Whilst he is at times maligned by St Kilda fans, Blake capped off an improved 2007 season by finishing 9th in the club's Best and Fairest, the Trevor Barker Award.
2008 NAB Cup
Blake played in St Kilda’s 2008 AFL National Australia Bank Cup winning side - St Kilda Football Club’s 3rd AFL Cup Win.[2][3]
2009 Season
Blake played in 22 of 22 matches in the 2009 AFL Premiership Season Home & Away Rounds where the St Kilda Football Club qualified in first position for the 2009 AFL Finals Series, winning the club’s 3rd Minor Premiership.[4]
St Kilda won direct qualification through to the 2009 AFL Grand Final after Qualifying & Preliminary Final wins. Blake played in the 2009 AFL Grand Final where St Kilda was defeated by 12 points.
As of the end of the 2009 AFL Premiership Season, Blake had played in 11 AFL Finals Series matches - including 1 AFL Grand Final - and 2 AFL Cup Finals.
Blake's nickname at the club is "Space Cadet".[citation needed]
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References
- ^ "AFL 2004 Wizard Cup Grand Final - Geelong v St Kilda". Slattery Media Group. 2004-03-13 22:10:53. http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=114726. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ "St Kilda wins NAB cup". The Age. March 8, 2008 - 9:47PM. http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/st-kilda-wins-nab-cup-by-five-points/2008/03/08/1204780132457.html?s_cid=rss_news. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ "Saints are NAB Cup Champions in 2008". Jeld-Wen. 08 March 2008. http://www.jeld-wen.com.au/pr/St-Kilda-2008/20080308.php. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ "2009 Season Scores and Results - Ladder". AFL Tables. 2009. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/seas/2009.html#lad. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: St Kilda Football Club |
- Jason Blake (footballer) profile on the Official AFL Website of the St Kilda Football Club
- Jason Blake (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
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