# Rod Blake

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Australian rules footballer (born 1952)

Australian rules footballer

Rod Blake Personal information Born (1952-06-15) 15 June 1952 (age 74) Geelong, Victoria Original team Inverleigh (GDFL) Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1971–1983 Geelong 176 (113) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983. Career highlights Carji Greeves Medal winner (1980) Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

**Rod Blake** (born 15 June 1952) is a former [Australian rules football](/source/Australian_rules_football) [ruckman](/source/Ruckman_(Australian_rules_football_position)) whose career spanned a thirteen-year period beginning in [1971](/source/1971_VFL_season). He played a total of 176 games in the [Victorian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League) (VFL), kicking 113 goals.

## History and achievements

Blake began his career with [Geelong](/source/Geelong_Football_Club) in the VFL in 1971 after being recruited from local [Geelong & District Football League](/source/Geelong_%26_District_Football_League) (GDFL) club [Inverleigh](/source/Inverleigh_Football_Club). Blake did not truly cement his spot in the first eighteen however until [1979](/source/1979_VFL_season), when he took over from [Sam Newman](/source/Sam_Newman) as the number one ruckman.

Blake was considered a lightweight at 93.5 kg (206 lbs); however, Blake compensated for this potential disadvantage with agility and height – towering over his peers at 200 cm (6 ft 7in). In [1980](/source/1980_VFL_season) he won the club's best and fairest award, the [Carji Greeves Medal](/source/Carji_Greeves_Medal) and started out as a favourite for the [Brownlow Medal](/source/Brownlow_Medal), but fell just short – finishing on 19 votes, four behind the winner [Kelvin Templeton](/source/Kelvin_Templeton) of [Footscray](/source/Western_Bulldogs).

Blake retired following the conclusion of the [1983 VFL season](/source/1983_VFL_season). During his career Blake represented the [Victorian state side](/source/Victoria_Australian_rules_football_team) three times. He is the father of former Geelong player [Mark Blake](/source/Mark_Blake_(Australian_rules_footballer)).

## External links

- [Player profile](http://gfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=players&spg=playerprofile&personid=204484) at the [Geelong Football Club](/source/Geelong_Football_Club)

- [The Age: Cats want AFL rethink on father-son rule revamp](http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/19/1055828434792.html)

- [Rod Blake's playing statistics](http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Rod_Blake.html) from AFL Tables

- [Rod Blake](https://australianfootball.com/players/player/rod+blake/10451) at AustralianFootball.com

v t e Carji Greeves Medal · Geelong Football Club best and fairest winners 1897: McShane 1903: E. Rankin 1905: Young 1906: Young 1910: Grigg 1911: Grigg 1912: Grigg 1914: Grigg 1915: Eason 1917: B. Rankin 1920: Jones 1921: McCarter 1922: Johns 1923: McCarter 1927: Todd 1928: Hickey 1930: Todd 1931: Todd 1932: Moloney 1933: Hardiman 1934: Hickey 1935: Hawking 1936: Quinn 1937: Quinn 1938: Arklay 1939: Grant 1940: Arklay 1941: Knight 1944: Munday 1945: Fitzgerald 1946: Mahon 1947: White 1948: Morrison 1949: Flanagan 1950: Hyde 1951: Smith 1952: Ge. Williams 1953: Pianto 1954: Sharp 1955: Ge. Williams 1956: Smith 1957: Davis 1958: O'Neill 1959: Rice 1960: Wooler 1961: West 1962: Lord 1963: Farmer 1964: Farmer 1965: Walker 1966: Marshall 1967: Goggin 1968: Newman 1969: Wade 1970: Goggin 1971: Clarke 1972: I. Nankervis 1973: B. Nankervis 1974: B. Nankervis 1975: Newman 1976: I. Nankervis 1977: I. Nankervis 1978: Clarke 1979: Clarke 1980: Blake 1981: Featherby 1982: Mossop 1983: Card 1984: Ablett Sr. 1985: Gr. Williams 1986: Couch 1987: Bos 1988: Bos 1989: Couch 1990: Stoneham 1991: Hocking 1992: Hinkley 1993: Hocking 1994: Hocking 1995: Couch 1996: Hocking 1997: Pickering 1998: Riccardi 1999: Graham 2000: King 2001: Sanderson 2002: King 2003: Scarlett 2004: Ling 2005: Corey 2006: Chapman 2007: Ablett Jr. 2008: Corey 2009: Ablett Jr./Enright 2010: Selwood 2011: Enright 2012: Hawkins 2013: Selwood 2014: Selwood 2015: Blicavs 2016: Dangerfield 2017: Dangerfield 2018: Blicavs 2019: Dangerfield 2020: Guthrie 2021: Stewart 2022: Cameron/Guthrie 2023: Stewart 2024: Holmes 2025: Holmes

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