Sam Blease

Sam Blease
Personal information
Full name	Sam Blease
Date of birth	19 February 1991 (1991-02-19) (age 21)
Original team	Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft	#17 (PP), 2008 National Draft, Melbourne
Height/Weight	184cm / 80kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Melbourne
Number	46
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2011–	Melbourne	5 (0)
¹ Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights
2011 AFL Rising Star nominee

Sam Blease (born 19 February 1991) is an Australian rules footballer with the Melbourne Demons.

Blease was selected by Melbourne with pick 17 in the 2008 AFL Draft. He previously played with the Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup, represented the under-18 Vic metro side in 2008 and is an AIS/AFL Academy graduate.

Blease suffered a setback in his first year with the Demons when he broke his leg, ruling him out for majority of the 2009 season.^[1]

He was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star after his round 23 performance against Gold Coast.^[2]

References

^ Burgan, Matt. "Blease break just bad luck: Bailey". Melbourne FC. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/7415/newsid/76261/default.aspx. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
^ Holmesby, Luke (30 August 2011). "The long road". AFL BigPond Network. http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/122202/default.aspx. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

External links

Sam Blease's statistics from AFL Tables
DemonWiki profile

Melbourne Football Club – current squad

2 Jones
3 Bartram
4 Watts
5 Gysberts
6 Bate
7 Bennell
8 Frawley
9 Trengove
10 Morton
11 Clark
12 Sylvia
13 McKenzie
14 Dunn
15 Petterd
16 Grimes
17 Blease
18 Green
19 Strauss
20 Garland
22 Moloney
24 Jurrah
24 McDonald
26 Nicholson*
27 Rivers
28 Macdonald
30 Sellar
32 Evans
34 Martin
35 Tapscott
36 Davey
37 Gawn
38 Howe
39 Jetta
40 Jamar
42 Spencer
43 Taggert
44 Bail
45 Lawrence*
46 Tynan
47 Couch*
48 Fitzpatrick
49 Magner*
50 Sheahan*
51 Williams*

Coach: Neeld

* denotes Rookie Listed players

2011 AFL Rising Star nominees

Dyson Heppell \| Luke Shuey \| Mitch Duncan \| Jasper Pittard \| Brandon Matera \| Jack Darling \| Zac Smith \| Shane Savage Reece Conca \| Jack Steven \| Jordan Gysberts \| Sam Reid \| Daniel Menzel \| David Swallow \| Luke Breust \| Jake Batchelor Trent McKenzie \| Allen Christensen \| Andrew Gaff \| Zac Clarke \| Luke Dahlhaus \| Alex Fasolo \| Sam Blease \| Liam Jones

2008 AFL Draft

First round	Jack Watts • Nic Naitanui • Stephen Hill • Hamish Hartlett • Michael Hurley • Chris Yarran • Daniel Rich • Tyrone Vickery • Jack Ziebell • Phil Davis • Steele Sidebottom • Lewis Johnston • Tom Lynch • Ayce Cordy (F/S) • Mitchell Brown • Ryan Schoenmakers • Sam Blease (Priority Pick) • Luke Shuey (Priority Pick)

Second round	James Strauss • Tom Swift • Hayden Ballantyne • Jackson Trengove • David Zaharakis • Nick Suban • Jack Redden • Jayden Post • Sam Wright • Shaun McKernan • Dayne Beams • Daniel Hannebery • Jordan Roughead • Liam Jones • Thomas Gillies • Liam Shiels •

Third round	Jamie Bennell • Ashley Smith • Zac Clarke • Matthew Broadbent • Steven Motlop • Mitch Robinson • Todd Banfield • Mitchell Banner • Liam Anthony • Rory Sloane • Jarrad Blight • Luke Rounds • Rhys Stanley • Nicholas Heyne • Taylor Hunt • Jordan Lisle

Fourth round	Neville Jetta • Jordan Jones • Michael Walters • Jarrad Reddan • Michael Still • Ben Bucovaz • Aaron Cornelius • Tom Hislop • Nathan O'Keefe • Tom Lee • Campbell Heath • Alistair Smith • Luke Lowden

Fifth round	Rohan Bail • Rhys O'Keeffe • Glenn Dawson • Tyson Slattery • Tim Ruffles • Bart McCulloch • Warren Benjamin • Will Young • Leigh Brown • Paul Cahill • Shane Savage

Sixth round	Chris Hall • Jason Davenport • Caleb Tiller • Kieran King • Colm Begley

Persondata
Name	Blease, Sam
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	19 February 1989
Place of birth	Melbourne
Date of death
Place of death