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Mark Blicavs (/ˈblɪtsɑːvz/ BLIT-sahvz;[1] born 28 March 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his debut for the club in round one of the 2013 AFL season.

Mark Blicavs
Blicavs playing for Geelong in April 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 31)
Original team(s)	Taylors Lakes (EDFL)
Draft	No. 54, 2012 rookie draft
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman / key defender
Club information
Current club	Geelong
Number	46
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2013–	Geelong	227 (52)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2020	Victoria	1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2020.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: (2022) All-Australian: (2022) 2× Carji Greeves Medal: (2015, 2018)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Blicavs' parents were both born overseas – his father was born in New Zealand to Latvian parents, and his mother was born on the isle of Jersey.[2] Both of his parents represented Australia at basketball. His father Andris Blicavs played at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and his mother Karen Ogden was a member of the team that competed at the 1983 World Championships. His brother Kris has played basketball in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) and his sister Sara Blicavs played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[3]

Prior to being recruited by Geelong, Blicavs was a middle-distance runner and steeplechaser, who attempted to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Football career

Blicavs was recruited by Geelong with draft pick #54 in the 2012 Rookie Draft. He made his debut in Round 1, 2013, against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[4] In 2015, Blicavs won the Carji Greeves Medal as Geelong's best and fairest player.[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[6]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs
#	Played in that season's  premiership team

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)								Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O
2013	Geelong	46	22	7	8	96	143	239	63	69	238	0.3	0.4	4.4	6.5	10.9	2.9	3.1	10.8	0
2014	Geelong	46	23	5	4	142	135	277	92	76	197	0.2	0.2	6.2	5.9	12.0	4.0	3.3	8.6	0
2015	Geelong	46	21	4	6	156	226	382	96	126	343	0.2	0.3	7.4	10.8	18.1	4.6	6.0	16.3	4
2016	Geelong	46	24	7	7	170	257	427	100	139	195	0.3	0.3	7.1	10.7	17.8	4.2	5.8	8.1	1
2017	Geelong	46	20	12	5	148	176	324	82	102	121	0.6	0.3	7.4	8.8	16.2	4.1	5.1	6.1	1
2018	Geelong	46	23	1	3	153	182	335	91	76	79	0.0	0.1	6.7	7.9	14.6	4.0	3.3	3.4	0
2019	Geelong	46	25	0	3	182	154	336	124	90	91	0.0	0.1	7.3	6.2	13.4	5.0	3.6	3.6	0
2020[lower-alpha 1]	Geelong	46	21	3	1	132	131	263	70	59	181	0.1	0.0	6.3	6.2	12.5	3.3	2.8	8.6	0
2021	Geelong	46	24	5	0	164	166	330	94	67	283	0.2	0.0	6.8	6.9	13.8	3.9	2.8	11.8	0
2022#	Geelong	46	24	8	5	186	239	425	97	121	350	0.3	0.2	7.8	10.0	17.7	4.0	5.0	14.6	9
Career			227	52	42	1529	1809	3338	909	925	2078	0.2	0.2	6.7	8.0	14.7	4.0	4.1	9.2	15

Notes

Honours and achievements

Team

• AFL premiership player (Geelong): 2022
• 2× McClelland Trophy (Geelong): 2019, 2022

Individual

• 2× Carji Greeves Medal: 2015, 2018
• All-Australian team: 2022
• Victorian Representative Honours in Bushfire Relief Match: 2020
• Geelong F.C. Best Young Player Award: 2013
• Geelong F.C. Tom Harley Award for Best Clubman: 2020

See also

• Blicavs

References

External links

• Mark Blicavs's profile on the official website of the Geelong Football Club
• Mark Blicavs's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Athletics Australia results

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