Mark Blicavs ( ; born 28 March 1991) is a professional

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er for the

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in the

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(AFL). He made his debut for the club in round one of the

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Early life

Blicavs' parents were both born overseas – his father was born in

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to Latvian parents, and his mother was born on the isle of

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. Both of his parents represented Australia at basketball. His father Andris Blicavs played at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and his mother

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was a member of the team that competed at the 1983 World Championships. His brother Kris has played basketball in the

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(SEABL) and his sister

Sara Blicavs Sara Blicavs ( lv, Sāra Blicava; born 15 February 1993) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Southside Flyers in the WNBL Blicavs was a member of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2 ...

played in the

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(WNBL). Prior to being recruited by Geelong, Blicavs was a middle-distance runner and steeplechaser, who attempted to qualify for the

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Football career

Blicavs was recruited by Geelong with draft pick #54 in the 2012 Rookie Draft. He made his debut in Round 1,

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, against at the

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. In 2015, Blicavs won the

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as Geelong's best and fairest player.

Statistics

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

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Honours and achievements

Team * AFL premiership player ():

* 2×

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():

Individual * 2×

: 2015, 2018 *

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* Victorian Representative Honours in Bushfire Relief Match: 2020 * Geelong F.C. Best Young Player Award: 2013 * Geelong F.C. Tom Harley Award for Best Clubman: 2020

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