Aww too cute, Jason Blake the day he was drafted :)

[SainterK]

http://www.afl.com.au/Video/tabid/76/co ... fault.aspx

What a great effort, to play 200 games.

Love the Blake!

[crippa2sipa]

What an absolute sweetie! Shy and humble as ever. Hardly changed at all.

[SainterK]

What an absolute sweetie! Shy and humble as ever. Hardly changed at all.

I know right...

Reckon he hasn't stopped smiling since 1999 either.

So glad he ended up at the Saints.

[savatage]

That is some awesome footage!

[noddy04]

Excellent work finding that footage SainterK. Blakey has always been a dedicated Sainter and to see that vision brought a little tear to my eye. Good Luck for Sunday Blakey and Go The MIGHTY SAINTS

[crippa2sipa]

Salt of the earth is our Jason....

[dcstkfc]

Absolutely ripper footage

[Siposstar#2]

he looks like Oz from the american pie films! haha

[savatage]

he looks like Oz from the american pie films! haha

That was exactly my thought process early days!

[saintspremiers]

never a star, always a journeyman, but a great Saint!

[Con Gorozidis]

What an outstanding bloke.
No wonder the players love him.

[Enrico_Misso]

Played well for Sandy last Sunday wearing number 81.
Did a few characteristic big thumps to emphatically send dangerous balls out of play.
Always seemed to be in the right place.

Then they rested him on the bench for the last quarter.
So he's all primed and ready for 200.

[saintbrat]

Just watched it on Saints.com.au
Comment on video, 'wont wipe the smile from his face for a month.'

I don't think they've really wiped the smile of in 10 years

[kosifantutti]

Thanks for sharing SainterK.

I love the Blake.

[SainterK]

My fave Blake memory is in 2009, when the fans gathered for the training before the GF. As each player ran onto the field they got a cheer. When Blakey ran out, he got a really big one, humble guy that he is...he turned around to see who ran down, then blushed when he realised it was for him.

Shame his 200th isn't in Melb to give him a big cheer. Great thing with technology, we can still congratulate him via twitter. Just an idea, those of us online, how about starting a hashtag #lovetheblake and sending him messages?

@jasonblake27

[kosifantutti]

Great idea SainterK.

But you'll have to take me through it step by step.

I do have a phone and a twitter account so you can start at step three

[SainterK]

Great idea SainterK.

But you'll have to take me through it step by step.

I do have a phone and a twitter account so you can start at step three

After you've logged into twitter, just click on the blue icon to compose a new tweet

Copy and paste the following into your message (of course modify the content to what you want to say)

@jasonblake27 Good luck on your 200th #lovetheblake

[Dr Spaceman]

My fave Blake memory is in 2009, when the fans gathered for the training before the GF. As each player ran onto the field they got a cheer. When Blakey ran out, he got a really big one, humble guy that he is...he turned around to see who ran down, then blushed when he realised it was for him.

Shame his 200th isn't in Melb to give him a big cheer. Great thing with technology, we can still congratulate him via twitter. Just an idea, those of us online, how about starting a hashtag #lovetheblake and sending him messages?

@jasonblake27

Done.

I assume that's you I'm now following K

[kosifantutti]

And done

[saintbrat]

TImmy remembers
http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default ... medium=RSS

As fate would have it, Watson was Blake's first AFL coach, albeit only for a year.

It is 12 years since Watson left the Saints but he said he only had fond memories of the teenager trying to make his way in the AFL world.

"He was a good kid, Jason, he was always diligent. He wanted to work hard and he was no trouble at all as a young player," Watson told the AFL Record.

Watson's involvement in the AFL these days is as a media commentator and as parent of Essendon captain Jobe. But he says he still takes particular interest in the players he had a hand in recruiting to St Kilda in his two years at the club.

"You keep an eye on them probably more acutely than you do other players," he said.

"He has played a lot of football, Jason. He's done a really good job and he's been able to adapt to different roles. The thing that really stood out for him in the bits and pieces we uncovered about him was how big an engine he had for a guy of his size. He had an elite midfield engine so he was always going to be able to adapt in a physical sense to the modern game."

For so long a consistent, certain selection in St Kilda's side, Blake carries the unwanted record of the most AFL games played without winning a single Brownlow vote, even though some of his performances were more than worthy over the past 12 years.

[saintbrat]

Shame his 200th isn't in Melb to give him a big cheer. Great thing with technology, we can still congratulate him via twitter. Just an idea, those of us online, how about starting a hashtag #lovetheblake and sending him messages?

@jasonblake27

Done.

I assume that's you I'm now following K

and I've worked all of you out

[saintbrat]

Congrats Trunch on your photos

St Kilda FC‏@stkildafc

AWESOME Blake photos by @DarrianTraynor ahead of Jason's 200th http://ow.ly/9Yfo2 #gosaints

[clarky449]

My fave Blake memory is in 2009, when the fans gathered for the training before the GF. As each player ran onto the field they got a cheer. When Blakey ran out, he got a really big one, humble guy that he is...he turned around to see who ran down, then blushed when he realised it was for him.

Shame his 200th isn't in Melb to give him a big cheer. Great thing with technology, we can still congratulate him via twitter. Just an idea, those of us online, how about starting a hashtag #lovetheblake and sending him messages?

@jasonblake27

Done.

I assume that's you I'm now following K

Good Followerer Doc.

[saintbrat]

Jasons thoughts on his 200
http://www.saints.com.au/video%20%20aud ... id/435046/:;

just weekend by weekend..

http://www.saints.com.au/news/newsartic ... fault.aspx

[mcadam05]

http://www.afl.com.au/Video/tabid/76/co ... fault.aspx

What a great effort, to play 200 games.

Love the Blake!

Great Video

just some stats -

Will become the 25th player to play 200 games for the St Kilda Football Club and the 7th player who was drafted in the 90's to pass that milestone (can you name the other 6? )

this is his badge from 2000 AWESOME!