Sam Butler
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| Birth | January 14, 1986 , |
| Recruited from | Central District (SANFL) |
| Height and weight | 187cm / 84kg |
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| Debut | Round 10, May 29, 2004, West Coast Eagles vs. Richmond, at Subiaco |
| Team(s) | West Coast (2004-)
40 games, 10 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season | |
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Sam Butler (born January 14, 1986) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He is a member of the West Coast Eagles team who won the 2006 AFL Premiership.
Originally from the South Gawler Football Club, he was recruited as the number 20 draft pick in the 2003 AFL Draft from Central District as a silky skilled, smooth moving inside midfielder - very similar attributes to St Kilda midfielder, Lenny Hayes.
Sam made his debut for the West Coast Eagles in Round 10, 2004 against Richmond, gathering 14 disposals, 5 marks and 1 goal in a 37 point win to the Eagles. He went on to play 12 games that season, including a losing elimination final against Sydney.
In 2005, he played 14 games for the club including the losing grand final against Sydney.
2006 was a much more successful seasons for Sam. He played his first game of the season in round 13 against the Western Bulldogs, picking up 22 disposals and 6 marks, and from that point on he never looked back, notching up a further 13 games (14 games in total for the season) and having a superb 2006 final series, in particular his performances against the Western Bulldogs in the semi final (30 disposal, 3 marks, 6 tackles) Adelaide in the preliminary final (22 disposals, 6 marks, 1 goal), as well as being part of the 2006 premiership winning team over Sydney.
In 2007, he struggled with a persistent groin injury (osteitis pubis) and was restricted in the games he played, not playing any AFL games and only playing a handful of WAFL and WAFL reserve games for Perth.
He has had a slow start to season 2008, having a modified pre-season training program due to his nagging groin injuries and is currently working his way back into the Eagles team via the WAFL for Perth.
[edit] External links
- Sam Butler profile on the Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club
- Sam Butler's statistics from AFL Tables
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