Sam Powell-Pepper

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.

For the rugby league footballer, see Sam Powell.

Sam Powell-Pepper
Powell-Pepper playing for Port Adelaide in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Samuel Powell-Pepper
Nickname(s) Peppers, SPP, Orse
Date of birth (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998
Place of birth Western Australia
Original team(s) East Perth (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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]
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
2017 Port Adelaide2221613172184356561040.70.68.28.817.02.75.0
Career 22 16 13 172 184 356 56 104 0.7 0.6 8.2 8.8 17.0 2.7 5.0

References
  1. Sam Powell-Pepper pays tribute to former teammate’s family after Round 1 Rising Star nomination
  2. Resilience the driving force behind Sam Powell-Pepper's draft bid
  3. Tomorrow's heroes: Sam Powell-Pepper, big-bodied mid ready for AFL
  4. 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.
  5. "WAFL - West Australian Football League". www.wafl.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. 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.
  7. Twomey, Callum (27 March 2017). "Powerful Port mid's instant impact earns Rising Star nod". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  8. "Sam Powell Pepper". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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