Mark Blicavs
| Mark Blicavs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Blicavs playing for Geelong in April 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 28 March 1991 | ||
| Original team | Taylors Lakes (EDFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 54, 2012 rookie draft | ||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||
| Position | Ruckman / key defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Geelong | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013– | Geelong | 295 (80) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025. 2 Representative statistics correct as of 2020. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mark Blicavs (/ˈblɪtsɑːvz/ BLIT-sahvz;[1] born 28 March 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his debut for the club in round one of the 2013 AFL season. He is considered to be one of the most versatile players in AFL history.[2]
Early life
Blicavs' parents were both born overseas – his father was born in New Zealand to Latvian parents, and his mother was born on the isle of Jersey.[3] 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).[4]
Prior to being recruited by Geelong, Blicavs was a middle-distance runner and steeplechaser, who attempted to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Football career
He made his debut in Round 1, 2013, against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[5] In 2015, Blicavs won the Carji Greeves Medal as Geelong's best and fairest player.[6]
Statistics
Updated to round 6 of the 2025 season.[7]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
# | Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| 2013 | Geelong | 46 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 96 | 143 | 239 | 63 | 69 | 238 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | Geelong | 46 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 142 | 135 | 277 | 92 | 76 | 197 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2015 | Geelong | 46 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 156 | 226 | 382 | 96 | 126 | 343 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 18.1 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 16.3 | 4 |
| 2016 | Geelong | 46 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 170 | 257 | 427 | 100 | 139 | 195 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 10.7 | 17.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Geelong | 46 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 148 | 176 | 324 | 82 | 102 | 121 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Geelong | 46 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 153 | 182 | 335 | 91 | 76 | 79 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 14.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2019 | Geelong | 46 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 154 | 336 | 124 | 90 | 91 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 13.4 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Geelong | 46 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 132 | 131 | 263 | 70 | 59 | 181 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2021 | Geelong | 46 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 164 | 166 | 330 | 94 | 67 | 283 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2022# | Geelong | 46 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 186 | 239 | 425 | 97 | 121 | 350 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 17.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 14.6 | 9 |
| 2023 | Geelong | 46 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 154 | 147 | 301 | 65 | 88 | 202 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 3 |
| 2024 | Geelong | 46 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 162 | 179 | 341 | 77 | 86 | 230 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 14.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 2025 | Geelong | 46 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 157 | 198 | 355 | 96 | 80 | 341 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 14.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 13.6 | 3 |
| Career | 295 | 80 | 65 | 2002 | 2334 | 4336 | 1147 | 1179 | 2850 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 14.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 21 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
Team
Individual
- 2× Carji Greeves Medal: 2015, 2018
- All-Australian team: 2022
- Victorian Representative Honours in Bushfire Relief Match: 2020
- Geelong F.C. Best Young Player Award: 2013
- Geelong F.C. Tom Harley Award for Best Clubman: 2020
See also
References
- ^ "Mark Blicavs". Swysh. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Slevison, Andrew (9 September 2025). "Lyon names "the most versatile player in AFL history"". SEN.
- ^ Geelong Cats community camp sees players go to Diversitat
- ^ Anderson, Jon (31 March 2013). "Footy a jump up for tyro Blicavs as the Cats look for great leap forward". Herald Sun.
- ^ "Cats find a way in another classic". AFL.com.au. 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ Ryan, Peter (8 October 2015). "Blicavs' meteoric rise rewarded with maiden best and fairest award". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Mark Blicavs". AFL Tables.
External links
- Mark Blicavs's profile on the official website of the Geelong Football Club
- Mark Blicavs's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Athletics Australia results
