John Blakey | |||
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![]() Blakey with Sydney in August 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | John Blakey | ||
Date of birth | 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 | (38)|
1993–2002 | North Melbourne | 224 | (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. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Blakey (born 24 July 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 359 games in the Australian Football League.
Football career
[edit]Playing
[edit]Recruited from Doncaster East Football Club, 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 14th 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 also played in a record seven consecutive preliminary finals for the Kangaroos (along with teammates Wayne Carey, David King, Mick Martyn, Corey McKernan & Craig Sholl) from 1994 to 2000.
He represented Victoria in State of Origin in 1998.
Coaching and support
[edit]Following his retirement, Blakey became the assistant coach at the Brisbane Lions in 2003 and coached the team when he filled in as caretaker interim senior coach in the absence of regular senior coach Leigh Matthews whose mother had died, for one game in Round 18, 2005 against the Western Bulldogs in which the Lions lost.[2] In 2007, he moved to the Sydney Swans where he served as Coaching Director and Head of Development,[3] remaining there until the end of the 2020 season when he returned to North Melbourne as senior assistant coach.[4]
Statistics
[edit]Playing statistics
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
1985 | Fitzroy | 54 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 7 | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 1.8 | — |
1986 | Fitzroy | 18 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 166 | 135 | 301 | 66 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 13.1 | 2.9 | — |
1987 | Fitzroy | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 64 | 131 | 24 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 11.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
1988 | Fitzroy | 18 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 198 | 159 | 357 | 87 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 17.9 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
1989 | Fitzroy | 18 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 216 | 136 | 352 | 66 | 28 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 17.6 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
1990 | Fitzroy | 18 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 205 | 129 | 334 | 67 | 20 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
1991 | Fitzroy | 18 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 210 | 142 | 352 | 59 | 23 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 17.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
1992 | Fitzroy | 18 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 181 | 109 | 290 | 66 | 38 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 16.1 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
1993 | North Melbourne | 12 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 144 | 87 | 231 | 38 | 22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 13.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
1994 | North Melbourne | 12 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 222 | 129 | 351 | 72 | 33 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
1995 | North Melbourne | 12 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 236 | 151 | 387 | 92 | 27 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 15.5 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
1996 | North Melbourne | 12 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 225 | 129 | 354 | 74 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
1997 | North Melbourne | 12 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 218 | 107 | 325 | 70 | 33 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 |
1998 | North Melbourne | 12 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 258 | 118 | 376 | 97 | 27 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 15.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
1999 | North Melbourne | 12 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 271 | 118 | 389 | 101 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 15.6 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
2000 | North Melbourne | 12 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 299 | 158 | 457 | 128 | 26 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 18.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
2001 | North Melbourne | 12 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 225 | 189 | 414 | 119 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
2002 | North Melbourne | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 124 | 35 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
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
[edit]Legend | |||||||||||||
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W | Wins | L | Losses | D | Draws | W% | Winning percentage | LP | Ladder position | LT | League teams |
Season | Team | Games | W | L | D | W % | LP | LT |
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2005* | Brisbane Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 16 |
Career totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
* = Caretaker Coach
Personal life
[edit]Blakey's son, Nick, was drafted by the Sydney Swans in the 2018 AFL draft.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Coaches throughout history". 18 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "2016 coaching structure update". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "John Blakey's homecoming". North Melbourne Football Club. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ John Blakey's player profile at AFL Tables
- ^ John Blakey's coaching profile at AFL Tables
- ^ Niall, Jake (1 May 2018). "Swans win battle for potential Kangaroos and Lions father-son Blakey". No. The Age. The Age. The Age. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- John Blakey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- John Blakey's coaching statistics from AFL Tables
- John Blakey at AustralianFootball.com