Mark Blicavs

Mark Blicavs
Personal information
Full name Mark Blicavs
Nickname(s) Blitz, Blica
Date of birth (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991
Draft #54, 2012 Rookie Draft, Geelong
Height/Weight 198 cm / 95 kg
Position(s) Ruck-rover
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 46
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013– Geelong 66 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.
Career highlights

Mark Blicavs (born 28 March 1991) is a professional Australian rules football player at the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the club with draft pick #54 in the 2012 Rookie Draft. He made his debut in Round 1, 2013, against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1]

Prior to being recruited by Geelong, Blicavs was a middle-distance runner and steeplechaser, who attempted to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Both of his parents represented Australia at basketball. His father Andris Blicavs played at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and his mother Karen Ogden was a member of the team that competed at the 1983 World Championships. His brother Kris has played basketball in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) and his sister Sara Blicavs played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[2]

In 2015, Blicavs won the Carji Greeves Medal as Geelong's best and fairest player.[3]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2015 season [4]
Legend
 D  Disposals  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  M  Marks  T  Tackles  H/O  Hit-outs  G  Goals  B  Behinds
Season Team # Games D K H M T H/O G B D K H M T H/O G B
Totals Averages (per game)
2013 Geelong 46 22 239 96 143 63 69 238 7 8 10.9 4.4 6.5 2.9 3.1 10.8 0.3 0.4
2014 Geelong 46 23 277 142 135 92 76 197 5 4 12.0 6.2 5.9 4.0 3.3 8.6 0.2 0.2
2015 Geelong 46 21 382 156 226 96 126 343 4 6 18.1 7.4 10.8 4.6 6.0 16.3 0.2 0.3
Career 52 649 297 352 190 176 507 15 13 12.5 5.7 6.8 3.7 3.4 9.8 0.3 0.3

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cats find a way in another classic". AFL.com.au. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Jon (31 March 2013). "Footy a jump up for tyro Blicavs as the Cats look for great leap forward". Herald Sun.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Peter (8 October 2015). "Blicavs' meteoric rise rewarded with maiden best and fairest award". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Aaron Sandilands' player profile at AFL Tables

External links

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