Emma Quayle had Blacres at #16 on her talent list and predicted he'd go at #20 to Gold Coast?
An article which might explain the hesitancy of some clubs.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-06/acres-a-draft-mystery
People were telling Blake Acres he had done enough. He wasn't so sure.
Acres had made WA's under-18 squad, which surprised him, and started the season with West Perth better than he hoped.
With two minutes to play in a game, Acres went for a tackle ... and his right shoulder dislocated.
"I had a few people saying I should call it a season
. But I just thought I still had something to prove. I decided to wait for surgery."
Acres had about five weeks out ... and was then picked to play in WA's clash with Vic Country at the end of June.
(He was) pushed over the boundary line and into a cameraman three minutes into the game, which saw his shoulder again 'pop' out.
He played again five days later against SA, but by then, didn't feel like the player he wanted to be.
"I was scared it was going to come out again (and) it had a bit of a mental impact on me. Usually I like to get my own footy (but) I had to play a more outside role."
That was his last game of the season.
When he has spoken to clubs ... the conversation has always come back to the shoulder.
Acres understands why some see him as a bit of a mystery. "Some recruiters probably saw me for the first time playing against Vic Country or South Australia. They probably think that's all I am. I think I'm more than that."
When his TAFE studies were colliding with his footy training, Acres put the fitness course on hold to focus on his sport. He has worked all year at a family friend's car maintenance business.