Sam Michael (footballer)
| Sam Michael | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sam Michael | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1993 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013–2014 | Brisbane Lions | 3 (0) | |
| 2016 | Essendon | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 5 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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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).
Early life
[edit]Michael was raised in Cairns and played junior and senior football with the Manunda Hawks in the AFL Cairns competition.[1] Michael relocated to Brisbane to further his prospects of being drafted to the AFL and represented Queensland at under 18 level in 2010.[2]
In 2012, Michael won the Andrew Ireland Medal, for best on ground on the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) inter-conference Grand Final.
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.
AFL Career
[edit]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.[3]
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.[4] In February 2016, he signed a one-year contract with the club as a top-up player for the 2016 season.[5]
Early life
[edit]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
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2013 | Brisbane Lions | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| 2014 | Brisbane Lions | 46 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Essendon | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 9.5 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 7.4 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ No Far North return for AFL discard — yet from Cairns Post 16 November 2016
- ^ Talented Cairns duo rise to next AFL level
- ^ Lutton, Phil (24 May 2013). "In-form Lions aim to break a losing habit against Carlton". Brisbane Times.
- ^ Twomey, Callum. "'It's the perfect opportunity': Top-up Bomber eyes second chance". afl.com.au. AFL. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sam Michael stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- Sam Michael's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Sam Michael's playing statistics from AFL Tables