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BLAKE GOVERSWOLLONGONGAGE: 27 ACHIEVEMENTS Olympic Games – Silver – 2021 (2020) |
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Blake’s goal to game ratio is exceptional and that all started when he scored on debut before stepping up to the 2016 Olympics training squad, making Australia’s final team for Rio where he was the youngest member of the team. As a potent penalty corner exponent, he burst on to the scene with Best Young Player and Top Scorer awards at the 2015 World League Semi Final. In 2018, on the eve of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he suffered an injury ruling him out of the tournament, before his side went on to win gold. He bounced back with a goal in the 2018 Champions Trophy final which Australia won and finished as joint top scorer at the 2018 World Cup. Away from the pitch, is a real estate agent with a passion for Holden classic cars and would be a V8 Supercars driver if he wasn’t a hockey player. WHAT HIS TEAMMATES SAY… “Blake is a hard nosed striker who hits the ball very very hard. Blake’s natural strength and ability to time the ball so well…he doesn’t look like he puts much effort into hitting the ball but they come at you fast. Off the pitch he’s pretty easy going and doesn’t let too much stress him or bother him.” Former Kookaburras goalkeeper Tyler Lovell |
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