Blake Howes

Blake Howes
Blake Howes
	Howes in May 2026
Personal information
Born	7 April 2003 (age 23)
Original team	Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 39 2021 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2024, Melbourne vs. Sydney, at SCG
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Position	Medium defender
Club information
Current club	Melbourne
Number	22
Playing career1
Years	Club
2022–	Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2026.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Blake Howes^[1] (born 7 April 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A medium defender, he is 1.91 metres (6 ft 3 in) tall. He made his debut in the twenty-two point loss to Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground in round 1 of the 2024 season.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 20, 2026.^[2]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2022	Melbourne	22^{[citation needed]}	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2023	Melbourne	22^{[citation needed]}	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2024	Melbourne	22	16	0	1	119	84	203	72	26	0.0	0.1	7.4	5.3	12.7	4.5	1.6	0
2025	Melbourne	22	12	1	0	63	67	130	40	23	0.1	0.0	5.3	5.6	10.8	3.3	1.9	0
2026	Melbourne	22	19	0	0	150	144	294	93	39	0.0	0.0	7.9	7.6	15.5	4.9	2.1
Career			47	1	1	332	295	627	205	88	0.0	0.0	7.1	6.3	13.3	4.4	1.9	0

↑ Melbourne Media (13 March 2024). "A Demon debut Howes reflects". www.melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
↑ "Blake Howes". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 July 2026.

v t e Melbourne Football Club · AFL squad
Coach: King
2. van Rooyen 3. Salem 4. Langford 5. Lindsay 6. Windsor 7. Viney 8. Lever 9. Steele 10. Turner 11. Gawn (c) 12. Tholstrup 13. Culley* 14. Jiath 15. Langdon 16. Laurie 17. Bowey 18. Melksham 19. Taylor 20. Matthews 21. Jefferson 22. Howes 23. McAdam 24. Rivers 25. McDonald 26. Adams 27. Heath 28. Mihocek 29. Campbell 30. Sharp 31. Fritsch 32. Sparrow 33. L. Pickett 35. Petty 36. K. Pickett 37. Chandler 38. Berry* 39. Mentha Jr.* 40. Onley 41. Cross* 42. Johnson 43. Henderson* 44. Kentfield* 45. Moniz-Wakefield* 46. Cooke* 47. Fitzgerald* 48. Mapley*
* denotes rookie-listed players; italics denote inactive players

v t e 2021 AFL national draft
First round	1. Jason Horne-Francis 2. Sam Darcy (F/S) 3. Finn Callaghan 4. Nick Daicos (F/S) 5. Mac Andrew 6. Josh Rachele 7. Josh Ward 8. Jye Amiss 9. Josh Gibcus 10. Neil Erasmus 11. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera 12. Josh Sinn 13. Ben Hobbs 14. Campbell Chesser 15. Leek Aleer 16. Darcy Wilmot 17. Tom Brown 18. Angus Sheldrick 19. Jacob van Rooyen 20. Kai Lohmann
Second round	21. Matthew Johnson 22. Josh Goater 23. Sam Butler 24. Toby Conway 25. Mitch Knevitt 26. Connor MacDonald 27. Jesse Motlop 28. Tyler Sonsie 29. Sam Banks 30. Judson Clarke 31. Brady Hough 32. James Willis 33. Mitch Owens (academy selection) 34. Matthew Roberts 35. Paul Curtis 36. Jake Soligo 37. Rhett Bazzo 38. Miller Bergman 39. Blake Howes
Third round	40. Corey Warner 41. James Tunstill 42. Josh Fahey (academy selection) 43. Arthur Jones 44. Zac Taylor 45. Arlo Draper 46. Alastair Lord 47. Marcus Windhager (academy selection) 48. Flynn Kroeger 49. Cooper Murley 50. Garret McDonagh 51. Oscar Adams 52. Harvey Harrison
Fourth round	53. Jai Serong 54. Eric Benning (academy selection) 55. Hugh Jackson 56. Dante Visentini 57. Jack Williams 58. Lachlan Rankin 59. Jackson Archer (F/S) 60. Jase Burgoyne (F/S) 61. Luke Cleary 62. Greg Clark 63. Charlie Constable 64. Cooper Whyte 65. Taj Woewodin (F/S)