Blake Acres is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for St Kilda and Fremantle.
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 Acres playing for St Kilda in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Blake Acres | ||
| Nickname(s) | Blacres | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1995 | ||
| Original team(s) | West Perth (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | 19th overall, 2013 national draft | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carlton | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2014–2019 | St Kilda | 75 (29) | |
| 2020–2022 | Fremantle | 45 (8) | |
| 2023– | Carlton | 48 (23) | |
| Total | 168 (60) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career
editAcres was selected with the 19th pick in the 2013 AFL Draft by St Kilda.[1] He made his debut in Round 7, 2014, against Hawthorn, in a game in which St Kilda were defeated by 145 points.[2]
He earned the AFL Rising Star nomination following a breakout performance against Melbourne in Round 6, 2016.[3]
At the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season, Acres was traded to Fremantle, along with a number of draft picks, as part of a trade to get Bradley Hill to St Kilda.[4]
Acres made his debut for Fremantle during Round 4 of the 2020 AFL season in their clash against St Kilda.[5] Acres played seven games during 2020 due to a hamstring injury, disrupting his start to the season. Acres returned during the latter half of the season with strong form, averaging almost 25 disposals a game.[6] Acres played 18 games in 2021 and played in Fremantle's 2022 finals campaign.
Following the 2022 season, Acres sought to explore the trade market after being given a low-ball offer from Fremantle, and was traded to Carlton in exchange for a future third round draft pick.[7] Acres immediately established a permanent wingman position in the Carlton team, and recorded career best numbers in disposals and rebounds.[8]
Acres made a memorable impact in the 2023 finals series, which was Carlton's first finals series after a club record nine-year drought: in the final quarter of the six-point elimination final win against Sydney, Acres made two diving saves for rushed behinds, and kicked a steadying goal to put Carlton 14 points ahead in the 22nd minute;[8][9] and in the two-point semi-final win against Melbourne, he kicked the go-ahead goal with less than a minute remaining.[10]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2022 season[11]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2014 | St Kilda | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | St Kilda | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 39 | 83 | 18 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | St Kilda | 8 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 160 | 124 | 284 | 57 | 50 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 17.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 2017 | St Kilda | 8 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 178 | 88 | 366 | 81 | 51 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 20.3 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | St Kilda | 8 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 129 | 129 | 258 | 47 | 43 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 21.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 2019 | St Kilda | 8 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 154 | 154 | 308 | 70 | 73 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 16.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | Fremantle | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 59 | 134 | 40 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 19.1 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 138 | 322 | 67 | 45 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 17.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fremantle | 9 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 287 | 147 | 434 | 115 | 54 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.4 | 7.4 | 21.7 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 3 |
| Career | 120 | 37 | 29 | 1222 | 993 | 2215 | 498 | 361 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 18.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 7 | ||
References
edit- ^ McFarlane, Glenn (8 February 2014). "St Kilda recruits Jack Billings and Luke Dunstan shine in intra-club match". Herald Sun.
- ^ Landsberger, Sam (2 May 2014). "St Kilda's plan of trading stars and blooding young guns is starting to pay dividends". Herald Sun.
- ^ Guthrie, Ben (2 May 2016). "Saint Blake Acres proves worth to earn Rising Star nod". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Hill becomes a Saint".
- ^ "Long wait over for Freo debutant". Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Blake Acres stands tall for Dockers after injury-hit 2020, Bradley Hill trade". Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Beveridge, Riley (4 October 2022). "New Blue: Dockers wingman lands at third club with Carlton switch". AFL Media. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ a b Seb Mottram (12 September 2023). "The Fremantle trade that looks like a "genuine list management error"". SEN. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Carlton v Melbourne". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Acres goal in dying seconds delivers Blues victory over Demons in heartstopping semifinal". ABC News. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Blake Acres". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
External links
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- Blake Acres's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Blake Acres's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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