Jarryd Blair

Jarryd Blair
Personal information
Full nameJarryd Blair
Date of birth14 April 1990
Place of birthWonthaggi
Original teamWonthaggi / Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Height/Weight174cm / 81kg
Position(s)Forward
Club information
Current clubCollingwood
Number11
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2010–Collingwood107 (83)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 5, 2015 season.
Career highlights

Jarryd Blair (born 14 April 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Standing at only 174 centimetres, he is a small, pacy wingman/half forward flanker who made his AFL debut in Round 14, 2010 against West Coast at Etihad Stadium.

Blair was impressive in his debut. He had 16 disposals (7 kicks and 9 handballs), took 2 marks and had 5 tackles in an 83 point win for Collingwood. The week after against Port Adelaide he continued to impress by kicking 2 goals. In Round 20 against Essendon, he was one of the best players in Collingwood's 98 point win. His 27 disposals and 2 goals was rewarded with one vote in the Brownlow Medal.[1]

Blair played in the drawn 2010 AFL Grand Final and was a member of Collingwood's Premiership side a week later in the replay. At 20 years of age Blair was the second-youngest member of Collingwood's 2010 Premiership team after 19-year old Steele Sidebottom.

In Round 3 of 2011, Blair kicked a career-high 5 goals against Carlton. In Round 20 that year he kicked four goals against Port Adelaide.

He is the nephew of Morningside premiership coach and former VFL player John Blair.[2] Blair's grandfather John O'Mahony played for Hawthorn between 1951 and 1960.[3]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2014 season[4]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2010 Collingwood 47 12 7 8 84 93 177 31 52 0.6 0.7 7.0 7.8 14.8 2.6 4.3
2011 Collingwood 11 24 26 18 187 189 376 56 94 1.1 0.8 7.8 7.9 15.7 2.3 3.9
2012 Collingwood 11 23 17 12 200 255 455 59 107 0.7 0.5 8.7 11.1 19.8 2.6 4.7
2013 Collingwood 11 22 14 6 156 202 358 58 126 0.6 0.3 7.1 9.2 16.3 2.6 5.7
2014 Collingwood 11 20 11 11 136 180 316 59 105 0.6 0.6 6.8 9.0 15.8 3.0 5.3
Career 101 75 55 763 919 1682 263 484 0.7 0.5 7.6 9.1 16.7 2.6 4.8

References

  1. ↑ Jarryd Blair's statistics from AFL Tables
  2. ↑ Courier Mail, "Former St Kilda player John Blair backs his Magpie nephew Jarryd Blair in AFL grand final replay ", 2 October 2010. Andrew Hamilton
  3. ↑ Woods, Melissa (15 September 2010) I'm not AFL's shortest
  4. ↑ Jarryd Blair's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Dayne Beams		 Harry Collier Trophy
2010 		Succeeded by
Alex Fasolo
Preceded by
Nick Maxwell		 Gavin Brown Award
2013 		Succeeded by
Scott Pendlebury