Sam Mayes (born 20 May 1994) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Lions and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Sam Mayes
Mayes (left) playing for the Brisbane Lions in April 2017
Personal information
Full name Sam Mayes
Date of birth (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Original team(s) North Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 8, 2012 AFL National Draft
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb)
Position(s) Half-back / Midfield
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013–2018 Brisbane Lions 101 (26)
2019–2022 Port Adelaide 17 (6)
Total 118 (32)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Season 2021.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

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Mayes made his AFL debut for Brisbane in the Round 3 match against Gold Coast in the 2013 AFL season.[1] Mayes was nominated for the 2013 AFL Rising Star after his performance in round 12 against Fremantle.[2]

At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Mayes sought a trade back to South Australia, and was traded to Port Adelaide on 17 October.[3]

Mayes played his first game for Port Adelaide in Round 7 of the 2020 AFL season in a win against Carlton.[4] Mayes was delisted at the conclusion of the 2022 AFL season.

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to end of 2018[5]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2013 Brisbane Lions 32 18 12 5 198 103 301 87 45 0.7 0.3 11.0 5.7 16.7 4.8 2.5
2014 Brisbane Lions 32 21 11 11 192 159 351 92 47 0.5 0.5 9.1 7.6 16.7 4.4 2.2
2015 Brisbane Lions 32 14 2 5 108 94 202 68 28 0.1 0.4 7.7 6.7 14.4 4.9 2.0
2016 Brisbane Lions 32 21 1 1 239 132 371 88 45 0.0 0.0 11.4 6.3 17.7 4.2 2.1
2017 Brisbane Lions 32 21 0 1 270 170 440 127 38 0.0 0.0 12.9 8.1 21.0 6.0 1.8
2018 Brisbane Lions 32 6 0 1 51 46 97 24 9 0.0 0.2 8.5 7.7 16.2 4.0 1.5
Career 101 26 24 1058 704 1762 486 212 0.3 0.2 10.5 7.0 17.4 4.8 2.1

References

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  1. ^ Davis, Greg (4 May 2013). "Brisbane Lions young gun Sam Mayes a star on the rise". The Courier-Mail.
  2. ^ "Lion Mayes wins Rising Star nod". AFL BigPond Network. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Pick No.5 helps seal Chad-Burton trade". afl.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. ^ Homfray, Reece (20 July 2020). "Sam Mayes on the kick to Robbie Gray, waiting two years for an AFL game and preparing to become a dad". The Advertiser.
  5. ^ "AFL Tables - Sam Mayes statistics". AFL Tables.
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