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Sam Draper
Sam Draper (born 28 September 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Essendon with the 1st draft pick in the 2017 AFL rookie draft.
Draper was born in South Australia, but he lived in Brede in East Sussex for six years, where he enjoyed playing association football.
Draper attended Reynella East College and played for South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) for the 2016 season.
Having initially played soccer throughout his youth, Draper switched codes to play Australian Rules Football in his final year of high school in 2016. Draper played for South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Having only started playing the sport in February, Draper was drafted by the Essendon Football Club only 9 months later in the rookie draft to join the club for the 2017 AFL season.
In 2019, while playing a match for Essendon's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL), Draper tore his ACL. He missed nearly 12 months of football in his recovery, but signed a four-year contract extension in August of 2019.
Draper debuted in Round 9 of the 2020 AFL season in Essendon's 63-point loss against the Brisbane Lions. On debut, Draper picked up 9 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles, and kicked a behind. He quickly became a fan favourite through the remainder of the 2020 season due mostly to his extremely physical style of play and mullet hairstyle. He went on to play 8 games and win the club's Lindsay Griffiths Rising Star award at the conclusion of the season.
Draped switched his number 38 guernsey for number 2 prior to the 2021 season. He suffered a syndesmosis injury in Round 2 of 2021 after a good start to the beginning of the season. He was out of the team for 12 weeks before returning to the lineup in Round 14.
Playing every game of 2022, a highlight came when Draper kicked Goal of the Year against Gold Coast in Round 18. Eddie Betts called it Goal of the Year during Fox Footy's live commentary.
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Sam Draper
Sam Draper (born 28 September 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Essendon with the 1st draft pick in the 2017 AFL rookie draft.
Draper was born in South Australia, but he lived in Brede in East Sussex for six years, where he enjoyed playing association football.
Draper attended Reynella East College and played for South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) for the 2016 season.
Having initially played soccer throughout his youth, Draper switched codes to play Australian Rules Football in his final year of high school in 2016. Draper played for South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Having only started playing the sport in February, Draper was drafted by the Essendon Football Club only 9 months later in the rookie draft to join the club for the 2017 AFL season.
In 2019, while playing a match for Essendon's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL), Draper tore his ACL. He missed nearly 12 months of football in his recovery, but signed a four-year contract extension in August of 2019.
Draper debuted in Round 9 of the 2020 AFL season in Essendon's 63-point loss against the Brisbane Lions. On debut, Draper picked up 9 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles, and kicked a behind. He quickly became a fan favourite through the remainder of the 2020 season due mostly to his extremely physical style of play and mullet hairstyle. He went on to play 8 games and win the club's Lindsay Griffiths Rising Star award at the conclusion of the season.
Draped switched his number 38 guernsey for number 2 prior to the 2021 season. He suffered a syndesmosis injury in Round 2 of 2021 after a good start to the beginning of the season. He was out of the team for 12 weeks before returning to the lineup in Round 14.
Playing every game of 2022, a highlight came when Draper kicked Goal of the Year against Gold Coast in Round 18. Eddie Betts called it Goal of the Year during Fox Footy's live commentary.