Blake Acres

Blake Acres
Blake Acres
	Acres playing for St Kilda in April 2018
Personal information
Full name	Blake Acres
Nickname(s)	Blacres
Date of birth	7 October 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s)	West Perth (WAFL)
Draft	19th overall, 2013 national draft
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder / defender
Club information
Current club	Carlton
Number	13
Playing career1
Years	Club
2014–2019	St Kilda
2020–2022	Fremantle
2023–	Carlton
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
	AFL Rising Star nominee: 2016;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

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

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2022 season^[11]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
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	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

References

^ McFarlane, Glenn (8 February 2014). "St Kilda recruits Jack Billings and Luke Dunstan shine in intra-club match". Herald Sun.
^ Landsberger, Sam (2 May 2014). "St Kilda's plan of trading stars and blooding young guns is starting to pay dividends". Herald Sun.
^ Guthrie, Ben (2 May 2016). "Saint Blake Acres proves worth to earn Rising Star nod". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
^ "Hill becomes a Saint".
^ "Long wait over for Freo debutant". Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "Blake Acres stands tall for Dockers after injury-hit 2020, Bradley Hill trade". Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ Beveridge, Riley (4 October 2022). "New Blue: Dockers wingman lands at third club with Carlton switch". AFL Media. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b Seb Mottram (12 September 2023). "The Fremantle trade that looks like a "genuine list management error"". SEN. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Carlton v Melbourne". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Acres goal in dying seconds delivers Blues victory over Demons in heartstopping semifinal". ABC News. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Blake Acres". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

External links

Blake Acres's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
Blake Acres's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[1] McFarlane, Glenn (8 February 2014). "St Kilda recruits Jack Billings and Luke Dunstan shine in intra-club match". Herald Sun.

[2] Landsberger, Sam (2 May 2014). "St Kilda's plan of trading stars and blooding young guns is starting to pay dividends". Herald Sun.

[3] Guthrie, Ben (2 May 2016). "Saint Blake Acres proves worth to earn Rising Star nod". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

[4] "Hill becomes a Saint".

[5] "Long wait over for Freo debutant". Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[6] "Blake Acres stands tall for Dockers after injury-hit 2020, Bradley Hill trade". Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[7] Beveridge, Riley (4 October 2022). "New Blue: Dockers wingman lands at third club with Carlton switch". AFL Media. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

[seb-8] Seb Mottram (12 September 2023). "The Fremantle trade that looks like a "genuine list management error"". SEN. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[9] "Carlton v Melbourne". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[10] "Acres goal in dying seconds delivers Blues victory over Demons in heartstopping semifinal". ABC News. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[afltables-11] "Blake Acres". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

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Blake Acres

AFL career

Statistics

References

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