Luke Blackwell
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Luke Blackwell | ||
| Nickname(s) | Blackers | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Mazenod College | ||
| Draft | 41st overall (F/S), 2004 National Draft Carlton |
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| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004 | Swan Districts (WAFL) | 4 (0) | |
| 2006–08 | Carlton (AFL) | 23 (4) | |
| 2009–14 | Claremont (WAFL) | 107 (29) | |
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| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011 | WAFL | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 14, 2013.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Luke Blackwell (born 9 November 1986 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer. He formerly played for Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL), and for Claremont in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) where he was the winner of the 2011 Sandover Medal.
Blackwell was born in Melbourne, and moved to Portland at an early age when his father, Wayne Blackwell, was appointed coach of Portland Football Club in the Western Border Football League (WBFL). His family moved back to Western Australia in 1993, where Blackwell attended Mazenod College, Perth and later coached Perth from 1996 to 1998 and East Fremantle in 2000. His father also played for Claremont and Carlton.
Blackwell was recruited from Swan Districts by Carlton in the 2004 AFL Draft as the number 41 draft pick, under the father-son rule, being the son of former Carlton midfielder Wayne Blackwell. Luke Blackwell made his AFL debut in Round 8, 2006 against St Kilda.
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