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 10, 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 10, 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	10	0	0	81	73	154	49	17	0.0	0.0	8.1	7.3	15.4	4.9	1.7
Career			38	1	1	263	224	487	161	66	0.0	0.0	6.9	5.9	12.8	4.2	1.7	0

↑ Melbourne Media (13 March 2024). "A Demon debut Howes reflects". www.melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
↑ "Blake Howes". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 May 2026.