Blake Acres is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for St Kilda and Fremantle.
Blake Acres | |||
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![]() Acres playing for St Kilda in April 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Blake Acres | ||
Nickname(s) | Sheriff | ||
Date of birth | (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 27) | ||
Original team(s) | West Perth (WAFL) | ||
Draft | 19th overall, 2013 national draft | ||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Carlton | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2014–2019 | St Kilda | 75 (29) | |
2020–2022 | Fremantle | 45 (8) | |
2023– | Carlton | 0 (0) | |
Total | 120 (37) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Acres 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 which saw St Kilda 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 four 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 given a low-ball offer from Fremantle, and was ultimately traded to Carlton on 4 October.[7]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
Notes
Carlton Football Club – current squad | |
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* denotes rookie listed players |
2016 AFL Rising Star nominees | |
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Italics denote winner |
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