John Blakey

John Blakey (born 24 July 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 359 games in the Australian Football League.

John Blakey
Blakey with Sydney in August 2018
Personal information
Full name John Blakey
Date of birth (1966-07-24) 24 July 1966
Original team(s) East Doncaster
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1985–1992 Fitzroy 135 0(38)
1993–2002 North Melbourne 224 0(72)
Total 359 (110)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2005 Brisbane Lions 1 (0–1–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2002.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football career

Playing

Recruited from East Doncaster, Victoria, Blakey debuted for the Fitzroy Football Club in 1985, and went on to be used in a variety of midfield positions. He went on to play 135 games (for 38 goals) with the Fitzroy Lions until 1992. He switched to the North Melbourne Football Club in 1993 and went on to be a stalwart for the club. He played in the 1996 and 1999 premiership sides and went on to play 224 games for 72 goals until he retired in 2002 at 36 years of age.[1] His total of 359 games places him 12th on the list of most games in VFL/AFL football and has played the most games in the VFL/AFL without playing in a draw.

He represented Victoria in State of Origin in 1998.

Coaching and support

Following his retirement Blakey became the assistant coach at the Brisbane Lions in 2003 and coached the team in the absence of Leigh Matthews (whose mother had died) for one game in Round 18, 2005. In 2007, he moved to the Sydney Swans where he served as Coaching Director and Head of Development,[2] remaining there until the end of the 2020 season when he returned to North Melbourne as senior assistant coach.[3]

Statistics

Playing statistics
[4]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1985 Fitzroy 544012121427—0.00.35.35.310.51.8—
1986 Fitzroy 18232316613530166—0.10.17.25.913.12.9—
1987 Fitzroy 181120676413124120.20.06.15.811.92.21.1
1988 Fitzroy 18206719815935787240.30.49.98.017.94.41.2
1989 Fitzroy 18207521613635266280.40.310.86.817.63.31.4
1990 Fitzroy 18196620512933467200.30.310.86.817.63.51.1
1991 Fitzroy 182081121014235259230.40.610.57.117.63.01.2
1992 Fitzroy 181871318110929066380.40.710.16.116.13.72.1
1993 North Melbourne 1217341448723138220.20.28.55.113.62.21.3
1994 North Melbourne 12248722212935172330.30.39.35.414.63.01.4
1995 North Melbourne 1225111323615138792270.40.59.46.015.53.71.1
1996 North Melbourne 122491222512935474330.40.59.45.414.83.11.4
1997 North Melbourne 12246921810732570330.30.49.14.513.52.91.4
1998 North Melbourne 1225101225811837697270.40.510.34.715.03.91.1
1999 Kangaroos 1225113271118389101170.40.110.84.715.64.00.7
2000 Kangaroos 1225108299158457128260.40.312.06.318.35.11.0
2001 Kangaroos 122215225189414119180.00.210.28.618.85.40.8
2002 Kangaroos 121330626212435140.20.04.84.89.52.71.1
Career 359 110 119 3424 2143 5567 1268 395 0.3 0.3 9.5 6.0 15.5 3.5 1.2

Coaching statistics
[5]
Legend
 W  Wins  L  Losses  D  Draws  W%  Winning percentage  LP  Ladder position  LT  League teams
Season Team Games W L D W % LP LT
2005* Brisbane Lions 10100.0%N/A16
Career totals 1 0 1 0 0.0%

* = Caretaker Coach

Personal life

Blakey's son, Nick, was drafted by the Sydney Swans in the 2018 AFL draft.[6]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 57. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
  2. "2016 coaching structure update". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. "John Blakey's homecoming". North Melbourne Football Club. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. John Blakey's player profile at AFL Tables
  5. John Blakey's coaching profile at AFL Tables
  6. Niall, Jake (1 May 2018). "Swans win battle for potential Kangaroos and Lions father-son Blakey" (The Age). The Age. The Age. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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