He is one of two players to play all 24 games (Farren Ray is the other) and also plays 100% of the game nearly every week.
He plays in a high pressure role deep in defence. Not the tallest, not the fastest, not the most skilled but with a heart as big as Moorabbin.
He survived so many coaching changes and continually gets selected so they see something in him that some of this detractors don't.
I am a big fan of Blake and I believe if every Saint maximised their potential in the way that Jason Blake does, we would romp it in tomorrow.
Go Blakey
Well done Jason Blake-pledge your support
Moderators: Saintsational Administrators, Saintsational Moderators
-
Milan Faletic
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 6090
- Joined: Fri 11 Mar 2005 9:18pm
Well done Jason Blake-pledge your support
Last edited by Milan Faletic on Fri 25 Sep 2009 2:03pm, edited 1 time in total.
-
st.byron
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 10598
- Joined: Tue 14 Jun 2005 7:04pm
- Location: North
- Has thanked: 1011 times
- Been thanked: 1055 times
-
GrumpyOne
-
saintsRrising
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 30091
- Joined: Mon 15 Mar 2004 11:07am
- Location: Melbourne
- Has thanked: 711 times
- Been thanked: 1233 times
Well I have to admit that a number of years back I thought that we would not make a Grand Final with Blake in the team
Not so much due to himself, but that it would mean that our 22 was not good or deep enough.
Blake alway had great endeavour, a great tank....and was always sensational timer of when to run and create space. But decision making, footskills and ability under pressure were sometimes wanting.
However Blake has improved as a player, and settled into the backline he now has a role that suits him well.
His skills have improved (is a very good spoiler) as has his decision making and his rabbit in the headlight moments which were once commonplace are now rare.
I thought back then that he had platued as a player. So on that I was wrong. But I think a large part of the credit also goes to Ross who seems to have made most of our plkayers better, with onlya few such as Fior fulling by the wayside.
It seems to be that if like Blake (or Mini) you have a steely will to work and improve that under Ross you will have thrived.
Congrats Blakey.
Not so much due to himself, but that it would mean that our 22 was not good or deep enough.
Blake alway had great endeavour, a great tank....and was always sensational timer of when to run and create space. But decision making, footskills and ability under pressure were sometimes wanting.
However Blake has improved as a player, and settled into the backline he now has a role that suits him well.
His skills have improved (is a very good spoiler) as has his decision making and his rabbit in the headlight moments which were once commonplace are now rare.
I thought back then that he had platued as a player. So on that I was wrong. But I think a large part of the credit also goes to Ross who seems to have made most of our plkayers better, with onlya few such as Fior fulling by the wayside.
It seems to be that if like Blake (or Mini) you have a steely will to work and improve that under Ross you will have thrived.
Congrats Blakey.
Flying the World in comfort thanks to FF Points....
-
claystreet
- Club Player
- Posts: 1166
- Joined: Mon 17 Sep 2007 1:52pm
- Location: Outer Wing Moorabbin
-
Ghost Like
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 6562
- Joined: Wed 19 Sep 2007 10:04pm
- Has thanked: 5788 times
- Been thanked: 1909 times
+1 Go The Blake!!!saintsRrising wrote:Well I have to admit that a number of years back I thought that we would not make a Grand Final with Blake in the team
Not so much due to himself, but that it would mean that our 22 was not good or deep enough.
Blake alway had great endeavour, a great tank....and was always sensational timer of when to run and create space. But decision making, footskills and ability under pressure were sometimes wanting.
However Blake has improved as a player, and settled into the backline he now has a role that suits him well.
His skills have improved (is a very good spoiler) as has his decision making and his rabbit in the headlight moments which were once commonplace are now rare.
I thought back then that he had platued as a player. So on that I was wrong. But I think a large part of the credit also goes to Ross who seems to have made most of our plkayers better, with onlya few such as Fior fulling by the wayside.
It seems to be that if like Blake (or Mini) you have a steely will to work and improve that under Ross you will have thrived.
Congrats Blakey.
-
Sainternist
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 11337
- Joined: Thu 11 Mar 2004 12:57am
- Location: South of Heaven
- Has thanked: 1329 times
- Been thanked: 453 times
-
Milan Faletic
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 6090
- Joined: Fri 11 Mar 2005 9:18pm
-
3rd generation saint
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 4661
- Joined: Thu 28 Dec 2006 8:34am
- Location: Jurassic Park
-
kosifantutti23
- SS Hall of Fame
- Posts: 2388
- Joined: Fri 26 Sep 2008 12:55am
- Location: Horgen
Justin Blake?3rd generation saint wrote:Justin Blake bleeds red white and black, he gives 110% every week.
He is sort of player a lot of clubs wish they had.
He will always be "The Blake" to me. It does away with any confusion regarding his Christian name.
Gotta love the Blake!
Furtius Quo Rdelious
The bloke who does the raffles in the Victory Room - I don't think he's ever called him Jason, it's always Justin.kosifantutti23 wrote:Justin Blake?3rd generation saint wrote:Justin Blake bleeds red white and black, he gives 110% every week.
He is sort of player a lot of clubs wish they had.
He will always be "The Blake" to me. It does away with any confusion regarding his Christian name.
Gotta love the Blake!
I used to always wonder why we played the guy? He doesn't do anything I used to think.
I WAS WRONG
A disciplined and solid defender if ever there was one, a true trier and stayer who does his job well every week.
GO THE BLAKE
I WAS WRONG
A disciplined and solid defender if ever there was one, a true trier and stayer who does his job well every week.
GO THE BLAKE
STRENGTH THROUGH LOYALTY.
''I still get really excited, and I've got the '66 thing up on the wall in a frame … You look at it and think: one day, we want to achieve that.''- Arryn Siposs
''I still get really excited, and I've got the '66 thing up on the wall in a frame … You look at it and think: one day, we want to achieve that.''- Arryn Siposs
