Swan Districts are one of the best-known names in Western Australian football. They have played out of Bassendean Oval (Steel Blue Oval) since 1934 and have won eight WAFL League premierships, including the famous hat-tricks of 1961–63 and 1982–84. Blakely played 127 WAFL games for them and spent most of his time in the ruck. He spent the season with the Dingos passing on what he learned at the Swans: fundamentals, drills, and defensive structure. Our young Canadians picked up more in a few...

This week Nate "Doc" Blakely joined Sports Breakfast (Sports FM) to talk about his footy experiences in Canada, the Toronto Dingos Football Club and how he's now a fan of the Sherrin footy over Burley! "Most of them are from serious sports backgrounds," Doc said. "We had a couple of guys like Rowan Kelly and Texas who played high-level lacrosse in college and university and played in front of 10 or 20,000 sometimes." Blakely also named something every Canadian player on our list will...

On Saturday, the Toronto Dingos beat the Rebels 9.7 (61) to 8.7 (55) and broke a 21-year premiership drought, claiming the 2026 AFL Ontario premiership. It was the fourth Grand Final appearance in four years. After losing the last three Grand Finals, the Dingos were able to break through to win their first premiership since 2005. Nate "Doc" Blakely took home the Norm Smith Medal in a best on ground effort, winning his first flag as a player. Big thanks to alumni, family and friends for...