Sam Draper

Sam Draper (born 28 September 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited with the 1st draft pick in the 2017 AFL rookie draft.[1][2]

Sam Draper
Personal information
Full name Sam Draper
Date of birth (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998
Original team(s) South Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 1, 2017 AFL rookie draft
Height 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 107 kg (236 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 2
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Essendon 8 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 18, 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early football

Draper was born in South Australia, but lived in Brede in East Sussex for six years, where he enjoyed playing soccer.[3]

Draper played for South Adelaide in the SANFL for the 2016 season.[4]

AFL career

Draper debuted in the 9th round of the 2020 AFL season in Essendon's 63 point loss against the Brisbane Lions.[3][5] On debut, he picked up 9 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles, and kicked a behind.[6]

He quickly became a fan favourite through the remainder of the 2020 season due mostly to his extremely physical style of play and mullet hair style. He went on to play 8 games, and win the club’s Lindsay Griffith’s Rising Star award at the conclusion of the season.[7]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2020 [8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020 Essendon3881346206615150.10.45.82.58.31.91.9
Career 8 1 3 46 20 66 15 15 0.1 0.4 5.8 2.5 8.3 1.9 1.9

References
  1. "AFL rookie draft 2017, which snubbed draftees and delisted players did your club pick up?". Fox Sports. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. Rosen, Laurence. "When will Sam Draper make his Essendon debut?". SEN 111.6. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. Trantino, Julian (30 July 2020). "Draper to make debut". EssendonFC Media. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. Conway, Simon (28 November 2016). "Sam Draper joins our Comeback Story". EssendonFC Media. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. Colangelo, Anthony (30 July 2020). "Trade-target ruck Draper to debut for Essendon". The Age. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. "Round 9 • Essendon v Brisbane Lions - Player Stats". Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. "Ridley wins 2020 Crichton Medal". Essendon Bombers Media. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  8. "Sam Draper". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2020.


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