Standing at only 174 centimetres, he is a small, pacy wingman/half forward flanker who made his AFL debut in round 14, 2010 against West Coast at Etihad Stadium.

[1] Blair played in the drawn 2010 AFL Grand Final and was a member of Collingwood's Premiership side a week later in the replay.

At 20 years of age Blair was the second-youngest member of Collingwood's 2010 Premiership team after 19-year-old Steele Sidebottom.

He is the nephew of Morningside premiership coach and former VFL player John Blair.

[4] 2019 Jarryd Blair is playing for Port Melbourne in the VFL * Leon Davis was replaced by Tyson Goldsack in the Grand Final replay