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TAIPANS 20 SEASON ANNIVERSARY
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Meet Joe Blake

Notorious, hilarious, slightly
demented. These are just some
words you could use to describe
the beloved Taipans mascot.

There aren’t many mascots in Australian said 29-year old Sam Evans, who has
sport who have gained national notoriety attended Taipans games in some
as well as international exposure. Our capacity, throughout his entire life.
own Joe Blake the Snake has managed the “Once that suit goes on, Sam goes
feat on multiple occasions. From being missing for about three hours. I’m
crash-tackled by an unruly spectator to probably down at the pub.”
getting physically abused by opposition Sam, the son of Dave, remembers going
players, he gets more TV time than to Taipans games as a child. And, in
another other mascot in the NBL. similar fashion, he would arrive with his
The identity behind the infamous family, but his Dad would go missing for
creature has never been revealed, a few hours “at the pub”, before reuniting
however thanks to a tip from the Taipans, for the long drive home to Port Douglas.
Tropic has tracked down Dave and Sam As fate would have it, Sam would go
Evans, and rumour has it the talented on to do the same disappearing act in
father-son duo are the only ones that can a brilliantly unique generational tale
shed some skin on the situation. – and take it even further, as an actor
“I’m not saying I’m Joe Blake. But you’ll and comedian.
never see us together in the same room,” “I’ve done acting, stand-up comedy and

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