Sam Wicks

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Sam Wicks
Sam Wicks 2019.7.jpg
Wicks in July 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Manly, New South Wales
Original team(s) Sydney Swans (NEAFL)/ Manly Warringah Giants
Draft 2018 Category B Rookie Selection
Debut 6 August 2020, Sydney  vs. Collingwood, at The Gabba
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 45
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– Sydney 59 (42)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 11, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sam 'Candles' Wicks (born 14 September 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected by the Sydney Swans as a Category B rookie from the NSW zone. [1]

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Early football

Wicks played junior football for the Manly Bombers and Manly Warringah Wolves. [2] [3] In 2010, Wicks joined the Sydney Swans Academy. In June 2017, Wicks earned a Rising Star nomination in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). [4]

AFL career

2020 season: debut

Wicks was elevated to Sydney's senior list in June 2020, alongside teammate Barry O'Connor. [5] Wicks debuted in Sydney's 9 point loss to Collingwood in Round 10 of the 2020 AFL season. [2] [6] [7] In his first game, Wicks picked up 1 goal, 9 disposals, 1 mark and 6 tackles. [8] On his debut, Wicks was involved with a controversy surrounding the material of his boots after Collingwood player Isaac Quaynor sustained a large gash on his leg while attempting to tackle Wicks. The steel studs on the boots Wicks was wearing for the match were ruled as non-league compliant. Neither Sydney or Wicks were sanctioned, but were given a warning. [9] [10]

2021 season

Wicks quickly took his performances up a notch from the previous season, averaging 15.3 disposals and 2 goals a game after just three games. He had his breakout performance in Round 3, where he kicked 3 goals and 2 behinds, as well as collecting 21 disposals, [11] in what was to be a game that saw him named best on ground, receiving the 10 AFLCA votes for that round. [12]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [13]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Sydney 450——————————————
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Sydney 4573131275815320.40.14.43.98.32.14.6
2021 Sydney 4522171814310224565890.70.86.54.611.12.94.0
2022 Sydney 15104443489121250.40.44.34.89.12.12.5
Career3924232171773941011460.60.65.64.510.12.63.7
  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  2. 1 2 "Wicks dream to come true". Sydney Swans Media. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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