Blaine Boekhorst (born 2 September 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Blaine Boekhorst | |||
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 Boekhorst in March 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1993 | ||
| Original team(s) | Swan Districts, (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 19, 2014 National Draft,Carlton | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | East Fremantle | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2013 | Swan Districts | 44 (17) | |
| 2015–2017 | Carlton | 25 (15) | |
| 2018– | East Fremantle | 54 (33) | |
| Total | 98 (50) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 18, 2023. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Boekhorst was raised in Port Hedland, in northern Western Australia. His mother was born in India, while his father is a third-generation Australian of Dutch descent.[1] Boekhorst played his colts football for Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League. He progressed through the minor grades to the seniors at Swan Districts, and cemented a regular senior place in the team in 2014. Boekhorst played a total of 44 games for Swans between 2011 and 2014.[2]
Boekhorst was drafted at age 21 to the AFL by Carlton with its first-round selection in the 2014 National Draft (pick No. 19 overall).[3] He made his senior debut against St Kilda[4] in Round 4 of the 2015 season.
After the end of the 2017 season, Carlton informed Boekhorst he would not be offered a new contract with the club.[5]
Statistics edit
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2017 Season.[6]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2015 | Carlton | 12 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 76 | 62 | 138 | 24 | 26 | 0.45 | 0.82 | 6.91 | 5.64 | 12.55 | 2.18 | 2.36 |
| 2016 | Carlton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 41 | 94 | 27 | 14 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 7.57 | 5.86 | 13.43 | 3.86 | 2 |
| 2017 | Carlton | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 77 | 39 | 116 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 0.14 | 11 | 5.57 | 16.57 | 4.43 | 3 |
| Career | 25 | 15 | 13 | 206 | 142 | 348 | 82 | 61 | 0.63 | 0.46 | 8.49 | 5.69 | 14.18 | 3.49 | 2.45 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Boekhorst proud of Indian (भारतीय) heritage", Carlton Football Club, 5 August 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Blaine Boekhorst (Swan Districts)". West Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Blaine Boekhorst red-faced after tweet comes back to haunt", The Age, 28 November 2014
- ^ Hanlon, Peter (25 April 2015), "Mick Malthouse burdened by focus on record", The Age
- ^ "Blues continue list changes". 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Blaine Boekhorstt". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
External links edit
- Blaine Boekhorst's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Blaine Boekhorst's playing statistics from AFL Tables