Sam Mayes Explained

Sam Mayes
Fullname:Sam Mayes
Birth Date:20 May 1994
Birth Place:Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Originalteam:North Adelaide (SANFL)
Draftpick:No. 8, 2012 AFL National Draft
Height:187cm (74inches)
Weight:860NaN0
Position:Half-back / Midfield
Years1:2013 - 2018
Games Goals1:101 (26)
Years2:2019 - 2022
Games Goals2:17 (6)
Games Goalstotal:118 (32)
Statsend:Season 2021
Careerhighlights:

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

AFL career

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 .[2]

At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Mayes sought a trade back to South Australia, and was traded to 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

Statistics are correct to end of 2018[5]

|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013| style="text-align:center" | | 32 || 18 || 12 || 5 || 198 || 103 || 301 || 87 || 45 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 11.0 || 5.7 || 16.7 || 4.8 || 2.5|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014| style="text-align:center" | | 32 || 21 || 11 || 11 || 192 || 159 || 351 || 92 || 47 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 9.1 || 7.6 || 16.7 || 4.4 || 2.2|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015| style="text-align:center" | | 32 || 14 || 2 || 5 || 108 || 94 || 202 || 68 || 28 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 7.7 || 6.7 || 14.4 || 4.9 || 2.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016| style="text-align:center" | | 32 || 21 || 1 || 1 || 239 || 132 || 371 || 88 || 45 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 11.4 || 6.3 || 17.7 || 4.2 || 2.1|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017| style="text-align:center" | | 32 || 21 || 0 || 1 || 270 || 170 || 440 || 127 || 38 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 12.9 || 8.1 || 21.0 || 6.0 || 1.8|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018| style="text-align:center" | | 32 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 51 || 46 || 97 || 24 || 9 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 8.5 || 7.7 || 16.2 || 4.0 || 1.5|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 101! 26! 24! 1058! 704! 1762! 486! 212! 0.3! 0.2! 10.5! 7.0! 17.4! 4.8! 2.1|}

Notes and References

  1. News: Brisbane Lions young gun Sam Mayes a star on the rise. Greg . Davis . The Courier-Mail . 4 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Lion Mayes wins Rising Star nod. AFL BigPond Network. 18 June 2013. 20 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Pick No.5 helps seal Chad-Burton trade. afl.com.au. 2018-10-17.
  4. News: Sam Mayes on the kick to Robbie Gray, waiting two years for an AFL game and preparing to become a dad. Reece . Homfray . The Advertiser . 20 July 2020.
  5. Web site: AFL Tables - Sam Mayes statistics. AFL Tables.