Sam Michael (footballer)

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Sam Michael
Personal information
Full name Sam Michael
Date of birth (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Original team(s) Redland, (NEAFL)
Draft No. 96, 2012 rookie draft
Height 199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s) Defender / Ruckman
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–2014 Brisbane Lions 3 (0)
2016 Essendon 2 (0)
Total5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights

Andrew Ireland Medal (2012)

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sam Michael (born 5 July 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Brisbane Lions as a Queensland zone selection from the Redland Australian Football Club in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) with the 96th selection in the 2012 Rookie Draft. In 2012, Michael won the Andrew Ireland Medal, for best on ground on the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) inter-conference Grand Final.

Contents

He made his AFL debut against Carlton in round 9 of the 2013 AFL season after being upgraded from the rookie list to replace the injured Claye Beams. [1]

In February 2015, Michael was given a short-term contract by Essendon to play in the 2015 NAB Challenge as a "top-up" player, due to 26 Essendon players withdrawing from the NAB Challenge because of the ongoing supplements controversy. [2] In February 2016, he signed a one-year contract with the club as a top-up player for the 2016 season. [3]

Early life

Sam was born in Brisbane, Australia, and moved to Cairns soon after. He played junior AFL with the Cairns Hawks AFC.

Michael married long-time girlfriend Thea Michael in 2013.

Statistics

[4]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
H/O
Hit-outs
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTH/OGBKHDMTH/O
2013 Brisbane Lions 463006111765180.00.02.03.75.72.01.76.0
2014 Brisbane Lions 460
2016 Essendon 56200971677190.00.04.53.58.03.53.59.5
Career5001518331312370.00.03.03.66.62.62.47.4

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References

  1. Lutton, Phil (24 May 2013). "In-form Lions aim to break a losing habit against Carlton". Brisbane Times.
  2. Twomey, Callum. "'It's the perfect opportunity': Top-up Bomber eyes second chance". afl.com.au. AFL. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. King, Travis; Shmook, Nathan (25 February 2016). "Ex-Lion Sam Michael becomes Essendon's final top-up player". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. "Sam Michael stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.