| John Blakey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Blakey with Sydney in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Blakey | ||
| Born | (1966-07-24)24 July 1966 (age 59) | ||
| Original team | East Doncaster | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Positions | 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 formerAustralian rules footballer who played 359 games in theAustralian Football League.
Recruited fromDoncaster East Football Club, Blakey debuted for theFitzroy 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 theNorth Melbourne Football Club in 1993 and went on to be a stalwart for the club. He played in the 1996 and 1999premiership 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 thelist 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 teammatesWayne Carey,David King,Mick Martyn,Corey McKernan &Craig Sholl) from 1994 to 2000.
He represented Victoria inState of Origin in 1998.
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 coachLeigh Matthews whose mother had died, for one game in Round 18, 2005 against theWestern Bulldogs in which the Lions lost.[2] In 2007, he moved to theSydney Swans where he served as Coaching Director and Head of Development,[3] remaining there until the end of the 2020 season when he returned toNorth Melbourne as senior assistant coach.[4]
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 | ||
| 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
Blakey's son,Nick, was drafted by theSydney Swans in the2018 AFL draft.[7]
