Nick Blakey
Australian rules footballer (born 2000)
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Nick Blakey (born 27 February 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Blakey in August 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nicholas Blakey | ||
| Nickname | Lizard[1] | ||
| Born | 27 February 2000 | ||
| Original team | UNSW-Easts (AFL Sydney) | ||
| Draft | No. 10, 2018 national draft | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019– | Sydney | 172 (54) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
Blakey was born in Melbourne. His father, John Blakey, was a Fitzroy player and dual premiership midfielder for North Melbourne.
He moved to Brisbane with his family at two years of age, due to his father assistant coaching at Brisbane Lions, before settling in Sydney as a six-year-old when his father joined Sydney Swans coaching panel. He grew up in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and attended Waverley College.[2] Blakey participated in the Auskick program at East Sydney Bulldogs.[3] In his final year of junior football, he scored 18 goals.[4]
Blakey had a choice of three possible clubs, North Melbourne and the Brisbane Lions through the father–son rule, and the Sydney Swans as a member of the Swans' Development Academy. In early 2018, Blakey revealed his preference was to play for the Sydney Swans.[5]
He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 10th draft pick in the 2018 AFL draft matching a bid from Greater Western Sydney.[6] Blakey received a 2019 AFL Rising Star nomination in round 14 of the 2019 AFL season, for his two goal effort against Hawthorn.[7]
AFL career
On 5 June 2023, Blakey became the first player contracted until the 2030s with a seven year contract extension handed to him by the Sydney Swans.
On 19 August 2026, Blakey was one of five Sydney players suspended by the club for the remainder of the 2026 AFL season after an incident inside a hotel room in Melbourne.[8] A report of sexual assault was made by a woman who was in the hotel room, although it has not been suggested in media reports that any of the players are being accused of sexual assault.[9]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.[10]
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 | |||||
| 2019 | Sydney | 22 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 153 | 68 | 221 | 50 | 48 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 126 | 36 | 162 | 36 | 36 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2021 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 138 | 75 | 213 | 65 | 28 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | Sydney | 22 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 350 | 118 | 468 | 104 | 50 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 19.5 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Sydney | 22 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 318 | 175 | 493 | 98 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 7.3 | 20.5 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 5 |
| 2024 | Sydney | 22 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 414 | 130 | 544 | 154 | 31 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 15.9 | 5.0 | 20.9 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2025 | Sydney | 22 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 400 | 92 | 492 | 126 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 17.4 | 4.0 | 21.4 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 7 |
| 2026 | Sydney | 22 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 364 | 171 | 535 | 88 | 29 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 17.3 | 8.1 | 25.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Career | 172 | 54 | 57 | 2263 | 865 | 3128 | 721 | 287 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 18.2 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 16 | ||
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.
