Blaine Boekhorst

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Blaine Boekhorst
Blaine Boekhorst 04.03.17.jpg
Boekhorst in March 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 29)
Original team(s) Swan Districts, (WAFL)
Draft No. 19, 2014 National Draft,Carlton
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club East Fremantle
Number 9
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2011–2013 Swan Districts 44 (17)
2015–2017 Carlton 25 (15)
2018– East Fremantle 54 (33)
Total98 (50)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 18, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Blaine Boekhorst (born 2 September 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Boekhorst was raised in Port Hedland, in northern Western Australia. His mother was born in India, while his father is a third-generation Australian of Dutch descent. [1] Boekhorst played his colts football for Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League. He progressed through the minor grades to the seniors at Swan Districts, and cemented a regular senior place in the team in 2014. Boekhorst played a total of 44 games for Swans between 2011 and 2014. [2]

Boekhorst was drafted at age 21 to the AFL by Carlton with its first-round selection in the 2014 National Draft (pick No. 19 overall). [3] He made his senior debut against St Kilda [4] in Round 4 of the 2015 season.

After the end of the 2017 season, Carlton informed Boekhorst he would not be offered a new contract with the club. [5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2017 Season. [6]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2015 Carlton 121159766213824260.450.826.915.6412.552.182.36
2016 Carlton 1273353419427140.430.437.575.8613.433.862
2017 Carlton 127717739116312110.14115.5716.574.433
Career25151320614234882610.630.468.495.6914.183.492.45

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References

  1. ↑ "Boekhorst proud of Indian (भारतीय) heritage", Carlton Football Club, 5 August 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Blaine Boekhorst (Swan Districts)". West Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Blaine Boekhorst red-faced after tweet comes back to haunt", The Age, 28 November 2014
  4. ↑ Hanlon, Peter (25 April 2015), "Mick Malthouse burdened by focus on record", The Age
  5. ↑ "Blues continue list changes". 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Blaine Boekhorstt". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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