Sam Power

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For the human rights professor, see Samantha Power.

Sam Power
File:Sam Power WBvCOL 2004.jpg Power before a game against Collingwood in April 2004
Personal information
Full name	Sam Power
Date of birth	(1983-07-02) 2 July 1983
Original team(s)	Balwyn/Oakleigh Chargers
Draft	10th overall, 2001 AFL Draft
Height/Weight	190 cm / 82 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2002–2007 2008–2009 Total	Western Bulldogs North Melbourne	84 (16) 39 (2) 123 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2009 season.
Career highlights
Larke Medal, 2001

Sam Power (born 2 July 1983) is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Power started his career at the Western Bulldogs. The Bulldogs picked him up in the 2001 AFL Draft, with their first round selection, number 10 overall. Power made his debut in the 2002, playing six games, and amassed 80 games in total over five years with the Bulldogs.

After being unable to hold a consistent senior spot in the 2007 season, Power requested a trade. North Melbourne expressed interest and traded their draft pick number 48 in the 2007 AFL Draft in return for Power.

At North Melbourne, Power was a regular senior player being used in the hard running, run-with player role. 2009 saw an up and down season for both Power, and the football club, with his place in the side coming under question due to a push towards youth, with an eye to the future. At the end of the 2009 season, his contract was not renewed and he was delisted.

Power currently plays for the Coburg Tigers in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Power's older brother, Luke, is a multiple premiership winning player with the Brisbane Lions.

External links

• Sam Power's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
• Sam Power's statistics from AFL Tables

Awards
Preceded by Kayne Pettifer	Larke Medal with Steven Armstrong 2001	Succeeded by Byron Schammer