Blake Acres

Blake Acres is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). 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 the match where St Kilda were defeated by 145 points.[2]

Blake Acres
Acres playing for St Kilda in April 2018
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 Fremantle
Number 9
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2019 St Kilda 75 (29)
2020– Fremantle 6 (0)
Total 81 (29)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 the trade to get Bradley Hill to St Kilda.[4]

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.
  4. https://www.saints.com.au/news/2019-10-16/hill-becomes-a-saint


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