Nick Blakey

Nick Blakey (born 27 February 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 10th draft pick in the 2018 AFL Draft.[2]

Nick Blakey
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Blakey
Nickname(s) Lizard [1]
Date of birth (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000
Original team(s) UNSW-Easts (Sydney AFL)
Draft No. 10, 2018 national draft
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Sydney
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Sydney 37 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Born in Melbourne, Blakey moved to Brisbane with his family at two years of age before settling in Sydney as a six-year-old. He is the son of former Fitzroy and North Melbourne dual AFL Premiership midfielder John Blakey. Blakey had a choice of three possible clubs, North Melbourne and 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.[3]

The Swans selected Blakey in the 2018 AFL draft at 10th overall, matching a bid from Greater Western Sydney.

Blakey started his junior AFL footballing at UNSW-easts in 2011 at the age of 11. he started out playing under 11s, scoring 19 goals in his first season. In 2012 Nick was moved up into division 1 for under 13s which is the best division of the league, from here he kicked a further 20 goals. throughout the 2013 season Nick continued to play in division 1 in under 13s however only scored 6 goals for the whole season Also during 2013 Nick played Under 14s for UNSW-easts, he was still playing in division 1 at this time and scored 16 goals. In 2014 Nick started under 15s while still continuing to play under 14s, he played both in division 1, scoring 5 goals in under 14s and 27 goals in under 15s. in Nicks final year of junior football, he played under 17s in 2015 at the age of 15. he scored 18 goals. [4]

References
  1. https://www.afl.com.au/news/133001/weird-footy-nicknames-so-why-do-they-call-gov-brackets
  2. Sydney Swans Media (22 November 2018). "Pick 10: Nick Blakey". AFL Media. Sydney Swans Media. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "Player Profile Nicholas Blakey". sportsTG. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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