Nick Blakey

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Nick Blakey
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Blakey
Nickname(s) Lizard, [1] Liz
Date of birth (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 25)
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
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– Sydney 135 (43)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2025.
Career highlights
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).

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Early life

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

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.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [8]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Sydney 222119141536822150480.90.77.33.210.52.42.3
2020 [a] Sydney 22168131263616236360.50.87.92.310.12.32.3
2021 Sydney 2217361387521365280.20.48.14.412.53.81.6
2022 Sydney 222423350118468104500.10.114.64.919.54.32.1
2023 Sydney 22242131817549398320.10.013.37.320.54.11.3
2024 Sydney 222655414130544154310.20.215.95.020.95.91.2
2025 Sydney 2223101040092492126330.40.417.44.021.45.51.4
Career1514952189969425936332580.30.312.64.617.24.21.7

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

Team

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Weird footy nicknames: So why do they call Gov 'Brackets'?". afl.com.au. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Cramsie, Debbie (15 March 2018). "From Waverley College to the Sydney Swans". The Catholic Weekly . Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. ↑ AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. p. 44
  4. ↑ "Player Profile Nicholas Blakey". sportsTG. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Niall, Jake (1 May 2018). "Swans win battle for potential Kangaroos and Lions father-son Blakey". The Age . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  6. ↑ Sydney Swans Media (22 November 2018). "Pick 10: Nick Blakey". AFL Media. Sydney Swans Media. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  7. ↑ Rugari, Vince. "Sydney rookie Blakey awarded Rising Star nomination". The Age . Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Nick Blakey". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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