John Blakey

For the American judge, see John Robert Blakey.

John Blakey
Blakey with Sydney in August 2018
Personal information
Full name John Blakey
Date of birth (1966-07-24) 24 July 1966 (age 58)
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.
Career highlights
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

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Playing

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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

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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

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Playing statistics

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[5]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
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

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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 1 0 1 0 0.0% — 16
Career totals 1 0 1 0 0.0%

* = Caretaker Coach

Personal life

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Blakey's son, Nick, was drafted by the Sydney Swans in the 2018 AFL draft.[7]

References

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  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. ^ "Coaches throughout history". 18 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ "2016 coaching structure update". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ "John Blakey's homecoming". North Melbourne Football Club. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ John Blakey's player profile at AFL Tables
  6. ^ John Blakey's coaching profile at AFL Tables
  7. ^ 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.
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