Thomas Joseph Blake (15 July 1872 – 3 May 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He captained Carlton in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) during 1895 and 1896, but relinquished the captaincy to Jimmy Aitken after the club's entrance to the VFL. A year after leaving Carlton, St Kilda requested his experience after failing to win a match in the 1898 season. He went on to play 24 games with St Kilda across two seasons before leaving the league.
| Tom Blake | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Blake in 1899 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Joseph Blake | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 May 1935 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | St Kilda Royal | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897 | Carlton | 4 (0) | |
| 1899–1900 | St Kilda | 24 (4) | |
| Total | 28 (4) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
His brother James played alongside him in the VFA but did not appears in the VFL. Two more Blake brothers, Mick and George, were footballers, the latter also competing as a track athlete in the Olympic Games.
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
External links
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- Tom Blake's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tom Blake's profile at Blueseum
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