Matthew Blake

Matthew Blake is a male Barbary Lion midfielder who currently plays for the Gold Coast Dragons in the Furry Australian Football League (FAFL)

Biography
Since Rocky Caracal came out as a Homosexual back in 2002, The FBA have had various homosexuals playing in the league, Several other sports have since had homosexuals playing at the highest level. (A recent example would be J.J. White of the Baltmore Ponies in the UFFL.) But the history of the FAFL, There has never been a player who was gay, until now.

Matthew Blake, A Barbary Lion from Melbourne City in Division 1 in the Victorian Furry Football Association. Is hoping to be the first ever Homosexual to ever play in the FAFL.

Blake got into football like most kids in Melbourne do, Going to a Hammerheads game. Matthew started playing footy at a amateur level when he was 12, after years of Auskick.

When Matthew was 14 he discovered he was different to other boys, He wasn't attracted to girls, He was attracted to guys. Due to this, He start to feel like a freak. He came out to his parents a few months later and while they were shocked at first, They came around to supporting him. The next couple of years would be hard for Matthew as various players would insult him on field, Conservative parents & coaches wanted him gone from the league, Bogans would throw stuff at him and call him a "Fag". But Matthew would still continue play and would use this to spur him on to play better.

By the time he was 18 he was able to get a spot in the prestigious Melbourne City football club, where he was able to put his years of training and torment from the critics and was able to become one of the best players in the VFFA with silky smooth ball skills and fast reflexes.

These skills got him a spot in the Best 22 Outside of the FAFL squad of 2015 by Drew Smith of FAFL 360 fame. Matthew believes he is ready to step up to the FAFL and become the first Homosexual FAFL player, And while he believes he'll be seen as "That Homosexual Player" at first, He is hoping to show the world they're are more reasons he'll be drafted than just being Gay.

2016 Season
Matthew Blake was drafted by the Gold Coast Dragons in the first round of the 2015 FAFL Draft with Draft Pick #7.