Sam Blease | Demonwiki (original) (raw)

DOB: 19 February <1991>

Debut: Round 15, 2011 vs Western Bulldogs at
Last MFC game: Round 19, 2014 vs Brisbane Lions at

From: Norwood/Yarra Valley Grammar/Eastern Ranges, Selection 17, 2008 National Draft

Number: 46 (2009-2010 list, 2011), 17 (2012-2014)

Honours
Rising Star - Round 23, 2011 vs Gold Coast and Round 18, 2012 vs St Kilda

Games: 33 (34 total)
Goals: 25
Career Statistics

Statistical categories led:
Player involved in most substitutions: 12 (five on/seven off)

AIS/AFL Academy graduate and Victoria Metro representative in 2008 who played much of pre-draft football with the Yarra Valley Grammar school side. Suffered a broken leg midway throughout the year during a schoolyard mishap and missed most of the season. Blease returned through the Casey Reserves in <2010>, but despite making their senior side at the end of the year he couldn't break through for a game at Melbourne. He signed a contract extension at the end of the season, keeping him at the club until <2012>. He eventually made his debut as a substitute in Round 15, 2011 and won a Rising Star nomination in his fourth match.

Unwanted early in the reign of Mark Neeld, Blease was forced to work on his tackling and defensive pressure before gaining a regular spot in the side. He won 29 possessions in his second match of the year but was dropped just a month later. After breaking through as a late replacement for the Round 13 win over Greater Western Sydney he played the rest of the season, earning a second Rising Star nomination after five goals in the ' Round 18 loss to St Kilda, and signed a contract extension the next week.

He missed the start of <2013> after suffering an ankle injury in Melbourne's opening NAB Cup Match and had a disappointing season, only kicking five goals in 10 games and having more 10 disposals just twice for the year. An ankle injury finished his season in Round 21. <2014> was Blease's worst season, confined to the VFL until Round 18, then playing just two games before being dropped. At the end of the season he was delisted, joining as a free agent and playing one game for them in <2015> before retiring after a serious concussion.

Served as the Western Bulldogs AFLW midfield coach during <2019>, and as Football Manager of Trinity Beach from the end of <2019> onwards.

Lists

Grand Final Sprint
Rising Star

Media
melbournefc.com.au - 04/10/2010
melbournefc.com.au - 18/09/2014

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