Sam Blease

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Sam Blease
Personal information
Full name Sam Blease
Nickname(s) Bleasey Blicka
Date of birth (1991-02-19) 19 February 1991 (age 33)
Original team(s) Norwood Football Club [ citation needed ], Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 17 (PP), 2008 National Draft, Melbourne
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2011–2014 Melbourne 33 (25)
2015 Geelong 01 0(0)
Total34 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sam Blease (born 19 February 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Selected by Melbourne with pick 17 in the 2008 AFL Draft, he previously played with the Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup, represented the under-18 Vic metro side in 2008 and is an AIS/AFL Academy graduate.

Blease suffered a setback in his first year with the Demons when he broke his leg, ruling him out for majority of the 2009 season. [1]

He was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star after his round 23 performance against Gold Coast. [2]

Blease kicked a career high five goals against the Saints in round 20 of the 2012 AFL season, for this he was nominated for the 2012 AFL Rising Star, becoming only the ninth player to be nominated in two different seasons. [3]

Blease struggled to break into the senior side during 2014, due to the defensive nature of Paul Roos' coaching. He was called into the side for round 18 against Port Adelaide and retained his position to play against Brisbane Lions the next week. He was dropped after the Brisbane game and requested to be traded from the club at the end of the season, [4] however, was unable to find a new home. He was officially delisted on 22 October 2014. [5] On 3 November 2014, Blease joined the Geelong Football Club as a delisted free agent. [6] He announced his immediate retirement from the AFL on 31 August 2015 after failing to recover from a serious head knock during a VFL match against Essendon on 25 July. [7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2015 season [8]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2009 Melbourne 460
2010 Melbourne 460
2011 Melbourne 465024826741050.00.49.65.214.82.01.0
2012 Melbourne 171619131366520144331.20.88.54.112.62.82.1
2013 Melbourne 17105456197513130.50.45.61.97.51.31.3
2014 Melbourne 1721216521340.51.08.02.510.51.52.0
2015 Geelong 12100437200.00.04.03.07.02.00.0
Career34252126011837872550.70.67.73.511.22.11.6

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References

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