Blake Acres

Blake Acres
Acres playing for St Kilda in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Blake Acres
Date of birth (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995
Original team(s) West Perth
Draft 19th overall, 2013 National Draft
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Club information
Current club St Kilda
Number 8
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014– St Kilda 56 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Blake Acres is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Acres was selected with the 19th pick in the 2013 AFL Draft.[1] He made his debut in Round 7, 2014, against Hawthorn, in the match where 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]

References

  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.


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