James Blanck
Hawthorn and Box Hill
AFL career
24 games0 goals
- Debut
- R15 2022 v WBD24 June 2022
- Most recent
- R24 2023 v FRE26 Aug 2023
Stats
AFL
2023 | HAW | 15 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 | 36 |
2022 | HAW | 9 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29 | 40 |
VFL
2026 | BHH | 11 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32 | 39 |
2025 | BHH | 19 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31 | 29 |
2023 | BHH | 6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37 | - |
2022 | BHH | 10 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40 | - |
2021 | BHH | 3 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 34 | - |
FRE | MCG | R24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
MEL | MCG | R23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
WBD | UTAS | R22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
COL | MCG | R21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
STK | MS | R20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
GWS | GS | R17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 21 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
CAR | MCG | R16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
GCS | HBS | R15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
BRL | MCG | R13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
PAD | AO | R12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 43 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
STK | MS | R11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
WCE | UTAS | R10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 47 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
MEL | MCG | R9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
SYD | SCG | R2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 35 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
ESS | MCG | R1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 31 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
Bio
Recruited from Hawthorn's VFL affiliate Box Hill in the 2022 Mid-Season Draft, James Blanck quickly found a niche as a key defender capable of matching up on the competition's tallest forwards. Unlike modern interceptors, Blanck built his game on a traditional defensive skillset, utilising his superior closing speed and long reach to spoil contests and negate opponents. He became a regular fixture in the Hawks' backline throughout late 2022 and 2023, but his trajectory was halted by a ruptured ACL suffered during a preseason intra-club match in February 2024. After missing that entire season, Blanck has focused on re-establishing his place in Hawthorn's defensive unit, offering valuable height and discipline to the club's back six.
Profile
- Born
- 20 Nov 2000 (age 25y 335d)
- Height
- 196 cm
- Weight
- 93 kg
Teams
Fantasy
Honours
- VFL Premiership2026
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Hawthorn's VFL affiliate Box Hill in the 2022 Mid-Season Draft, James Blanck quickly found a niche as a key defender capable of matching up on the competition's tallest forwards. Unlike modern interceptors, Blanck built his game on a traditional defensive skillset, utilising his superior closing speed and long reach to spoil contests and negate opponents. He became a regular fixture in the Hawks' backline throughout late 2022 and 2023, but his trajectory was halted by a ruptured ACL suffered during a preseason intra-club match in February 2024. After missing that entire season, Blanck has focused on re-establishing his place in Hawthorn's defensive unit, offering valuable height and discipline to the club's back six.