Blake Acres
Australian rules footballer
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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 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Blake Acres | ||
| Nickname | Blacres | ||
| Born | 7 October 1995 | ||
| Original team | West Perth (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | 19th overall, 2013 national draft | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position | 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 | 67 (28) | |
| Total | 187 (65) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career
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 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
Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[11]
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 | 188 | 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 | 72 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 16.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | 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 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 2023 | Carlton | 13 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 319 | 257 | 576 | 137 | 62 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 23.0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 2024 | Carlton | 13 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 293 | 223 | 516 | 138 | 64 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 22.4 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2025 | Carlton | 13 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 210 | 145 | 355 | 87 | 54 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 18.7 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Career | 187 | 65 | 55 | 2044 | 1618 | 3662 | 860 | 540 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 19.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 14 | ||
Notes
- The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
