Mark Blicavs ( ; 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.
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.Geelong Cats community camp sees players go to Diversitat 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).
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 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In 2015, Blicavs won the Carji Greeves Medal as Geelong's best and fairest player.
Statistics Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.
| 2013 || || 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 || || 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 || || 46 | 21 || 4 || 6 || 156 || 226 || 382 || 96 || 126 || 343 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 7.4 || 10.8 || 18.2 || 4.6 || 6.0 || 16.3 || 4 |- | 2016 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 46 | 21 || 3 || 1 || 132 || 132 || 264 || 70 || 59 || 180 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 6.3 || 6.3 || 12.6 || 3.3 || 2.8 || 8.6 || 0 |- | 2021 || || 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 |- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2022# || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 |- | 2026 || || 46 | 17 || 2 || 5 || 93 || 134 || 227 || 45 || 47 || 167 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 5.5 || 7.9 || 13.4 || 2.6 || 2.8 || 9.8 || 0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 312 !! 82 !! 70 !! 2095 !! 2468 !! 4563 !! 1192 !! 1226 !! 3017 !! 0.3 !! 0.2 !! 6.7 !! 7.9 !! 14.6 !! 3.8 !! 3.9 !! 9.7 !! 21
Notes
Honours and achievements Team AFL premiership player (): 2022 2× McClelland Trophy (): 2019, 2022
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 Blicavs
References
External links