Sam Blease is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er with the Melbourne Demons.

Blease was selected by Melbourne with pick 17 in the 2008 AFL Draft

2008 AFL Draft

The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...

. He previously played with the Eastern Ranges

Eastern Ranges

The Eastern Ranges are an Australian rules football team in the TAC Cup.The club is a founding member of the TAC Cup competition and has produced several players for the Australian Football League including Nick Malceski, David Wirrpanda, Jess Sinclair, Damian Cupido, Lindsay Gilbee, Travis Cloke,...

 in the TAC Cup

TAC Cup

The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....

, represented the under-18 Vic metro side in 2008 and is an AIS/AFL Academy graduate.

Blease suffered a setback in his first year with the Demons when he broke his leg, ruling him out for majority of the 2009 season.

He was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star

2011 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2011 Ron Evans Medal will be awarded to one of the 24 nominees. The 2011 award was won by Dyson Heppell of the Essendon Football Club....

 after his round 23 performance against Gold Coast.

External links

• DemonWiki profile