Luke Blackwell
Luke Blackwell | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Luke Blackwell | ||
Nickname(s) | Blackers | ||
Date of birth | 9 November 1986 | ||
Place of birth |
Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Mazenod College | ||
Draft |
41st overall ( 2004 National Draft Carlton | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2004 | Swan Districts (WAFL) | 4 (0) | |
2006–08 | Carlton (AFL) | 23 (4) | |
2009–14 | Claremont (WAFL) | 107 (29) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
2011 | WAFL | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 14, 2013. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Luke Blackwell (born 9 November 1986 in
Early life
Blackwell was born in
AFL career
Blackwell was recruited from
Blackwell spent most of the 2005 season playing for the Northern Bullants, Carlton's VFL-affiliate, playing mainly as a midfielder, before his season was ended by a broken jaw. He began to break his way into the Carlton side in 2006, with his best game being the Round 13 clash against Brisbane, where he gathered 26 possessions and received two votes in the Brownlow Medal. He played ten of the last eleven games of the season.
In his last two seasons with Carlton, Blackwell was in and out of the senior team and was de-listed at the end of the 2008 season.[2]
WAFL career
Blackwell returned to Western Australia in 2009, joining the Claremont Football Club. He found more consistent form, winning the EB Cook Medal as Claremont's best and fairest in both 2009 and 2010. He was also awarded the Simpson Medal as best on ground for WAFL representative side against the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2010, gathering 37 disposals.[3]
Blackwell won the 2011
He left Claremont at the end of 2014, returning to Victoria where he joined Essendon District Football League club Aberfeldie.[8] He played with Aberfeldie from 2015 until 2019, where he won the Reynolds Medal as premier division best and fairest in 2016, two Reg Rose Medals as best on ground in the grand final (2017 and 2018), and a total of three premierships, before retiring at the end of 2019.[9]
References
- ^ Luke Blackwell – Blueseum. Last updated 30 May 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Six and out for Blues – afl.com.au.
- ^ Luke Blackwell shines in WA's dull day
- ^ Blackwell claims elusive Sandover
- ^ "Grand Final 2011 - League". West Australian Football League. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Claremont's Luke Blackwell adds EB Cook Medal to trophy cabinet – perthnow.com.au. Written by Jordan McArdle. Published 20 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Moloney, Captain of the Club's Greatest Team". Claremont Football Club. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Blackwell chooses Aberfeldie as his destination as he arrives in Melbourne". Aberfeldie Football Club. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Luke d'Anello (14 October 2019). "EDFL: Aberfeldie's Luke Blackwell retires after decorated career". Moonee Valley Leader. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
External links
- Luke Blackwell's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Luke Blackwell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Luke Blackwell profile in Blueseum