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Revision as of 01:37, 26 October 2019
| Sam Powell-Pepper | |||
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 Powell-Pepper playing for Port Adelaide in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Samuel Powell-Pepper | ||
| Nickname(s) | Peppers, SPP | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Template:WAFL EP (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 18, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Sydney vs. Port Adelaide, at Sydney Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Port Adelaide | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Port Adelaide | 57 (31) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Samuel Powell-Pepper (born 8 January 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He usually plays in a midfield role.
Early life
Powell-Pepper was born into a family with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mother and an English father.[1][2][3] He initially attended Mount Lawley Senior High School before switching to Wesley College on a scholarship.[4]
In 2016, Powell-Pepper made his senior debut for the East Perth Football Club during round 20 of the 2016 WAFL season going on to play all the remaining games for the year.[5]
AFL career
Powell-Pepper was drafted by the Port Adelaide Football Club with their second selection and eighteenth overall in the 2016 national draft. He made his AFL debut in Port Adelaide's twenty-eight point win against Sydney in the opening round of the 2017 season at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[6] He was named that round's AFL Rising Star nominee after kicking two goals in the match, the first with his first kick in AFL football.[7] In a game against Melbourne, he recorded 17 tackles, beating the club's previous record which was 16.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 23, 2017[8]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2017 | Port Adelaide | 2 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 172 | 184 | 356 | 56 | 104 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 5.0 |
| Career | 22 | 16 | 13 | 172 | 184 | 356 | 56 | 104 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 5.0 | ||
References
- ^ Sam Powell-Pepper pays tribute to former teammate’s family after Round 1 Rising Star nomination
- ^ Resilience the driving force behind Sam Powell-Pepper's draft bid
- ^ Tomorrow's heroes: Sam Powell-Pepper, big-bodied mid ready for AFL
- ^ Homfray, Reece (28 November 2016). "New recruit Sam Powell-Pepper's power nothing to sneeze at". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "WAFL - West Australian Football League". www.wafl.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Laughton, Max (25 March 2017). "What we learned: Port Adelaide defeats Sydney Swans in Round 1 as Sam Powell-Pepper makes terrific debut". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (27 March 2017). "Powerful Port mid's instant impact earns Rising Star nod". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Sam Powell Pepper". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
External links
- Sam Powell-Pepper's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
- Sam Powell-Pepper's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Port Adelaide Football Club players
- Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
- East Perth Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- People educated at Mount Lawley Senior High School
- People educated at Wesley College, Perth
- Torres Strait Islanders
- Australian people of English descent