Sam Petrevski-Seton

Sam Petrevski-Seton (born 19 February 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Carlton with the sixth pick in the 2016 national draft, and made his debut for the club in round one of the 2017 season.

Sam Petrevski-Seton
Petrevski-Seton playing for Carlton in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Sam Petrevski-Seton
Nickname(s) Samo, SPS[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998
Original team(s) Claremont (WAFL)
Draft No. 6, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Carlton
vs. Richmond, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 5
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Carlton 65 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life and career

Petrevski-Seton spent his first years on a cattle station near Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, where his father was working as a stockman. The family moved to Halls Creek when he was three. Petrevski-Seton is Indigenous Australian, and also has Macedonian ancestry on his mother's side – his maternal grandfather immigrated from Macedonia. He grew up speaking Kriol as his first language, and did not learn standard English until moving to Perth to board at Clontarf Aboriginal College, which he attended from 2013 to 2015. Outside of playing football, Petrevski-Seton enjoyed competitive bull riding, which he took up at the age of 12.[1]

Football career

Junior career

Petrevski-Seton grew up playing for Halls Creek teams in the junior divisions of the East Kimberley Football Association. After moving to Perth for school, he began training with the Claremont Football Club, whose recruiting zone takes in the Kimberley region.[1] Petrevski-Seton spent four seasons of WAFL colts (under-18) competition, making his debut at the age of 15. He made his senior debut for Claremont at the age of 17, playing three games early in the 2015 season.[2] Petrevski-Seton also represented Western Australia at under-16 and under-18 level. He was named in the All-Australian team at the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships.[1]

AFL career

Petrevski-Seton was drafted by Carlton with their first pick (sixth overall) in the 2016 national draft.[3] He made his debut in the opening round of the 2017 season, playing in Carlton's 43-point loss to Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[4] After his team's 23-point win against Collingwood at the MCG in round seven, in which he recorded 21 disposals, four marks, three tackles and two goals, he was nominated for the 2017 AFL Rising Star.[5]

In his second season, Petreveski-Seton played all 22 games in 2018. He averaged 16.1 disposals, and kicked 5 goals for the year. He also averaged 4.3 tackles per match.

In 2019, Petreveski-Seton had a break out game against the Western Bulldogs in round 5.[6] Amassing 35 disposals, 9 more than his previous best, as well as kicking an important steadying goal in the 3rd quarter, he was considered by many experts to be best on ground in Carlton's first win of the 2019 season.[7]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 1, 2020 [8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Carlton 52010716811228065950.50.48.45.614.03.34.83
2018 Carlton 5225820614835479950.20.49.46.716.13.64.31
2019 Carlton 5224424517542087960.20.211.18.019.14.04.42
2020 Carlton 510011819020.00.011.08.019.00.02.0
Career 65 19 19 630 443 1073 231 288 0.3 0.3 9.7 6.8 16.5 3.6 4.4 6

References
  1. Twomey, Callum (7 November 2016). "Going places: The making of Halls Creek cowboy Sam Petrevski-Seton". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. "Sam PETREVSKI-SETON (Claremont)". West Australia Football League. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. Pierik, Jon (26 November 2016). "AFL draft 2016: Gun Carlton recruit Sam Petrevski-Seton ready to heat up Blues' midfield". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. Duffield, Mark (23 March 2017). "Sam Petrevski-Seton is ready to complete the move from Halls Creek to the AFL as he prepares for his debut". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  5. McGowan, Marc (8 May 2017). "Silky 'Samo' makes Rising Star history for Blues". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. Guthrie, Ben (21 April 2019). "Blues on the board with win over Bulldogs". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. "Western Bulldogs Vs Carlton - Match Centre". AFL.com.au. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  8. "Sam Petrevski-Seton". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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