Sam Powell-Pepper

For the rugby league footballer, see Sam Powell.

Sam Powell-Pepper
Powell-Pepper playing for Port Adelaide in June 2017
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Powell-Pepper
Nickname(s)	Peppers, SPP, Orse
Date of birth	(1998-01-08) 8 January 1998
Place of birth	Western Australia
Original team(s)	East Perth (WAFL)/Wesley College (Western Australia) (PSA)
Draft	No. 18, 2016 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Sydney vs. Port Adelaide, at Sydney Cricket Ground
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Club information
Current club	Port Adelaide
Number	2
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–	Port Adelaide	74 (38)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of QF 2020.
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Samuel Powell-Pepper (born 8 January 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He usually plays in a midfield role.

Early life

Powell-Pepper was born in Perth, the son of Maureen and Steven. His mother is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and his father is white. He has two full siblings and two half-brothers. His parents separated when he was young and he lived with his father until he was eight, then spent periods with his paternal grandmother, his mother, and friends' families. His maternal grandmother died in prison and his mother has also spent time in prison.

Powell-Pepper initially attended Mount Lawley Senior High School before switching to Wesley College on an indigenous scholarship. He went to school with Quinton Narkle who is his second cousin. He played junior football for the Mt Hawthorn Cardinals.

In 2016, Powell-Pepper made his senior debut for the East Perth Football Club during round 20 of the 2016 WAFL season going on to play all the remaining games for the year.

AFL career

Powell-Pepper was drafted by the Port Adelaide Football Club with their second selection and eighteenth overall in the 2016 national draft. He made his AFL debut in Port Adelaide's twenty-eight point win against Sydney in the opening round of the 2017 season at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He was named that round's AFL Rising Star nominee after kicking two goals in the match, the first with his first kick in AFL football. In a game against Melbourne, he recorded 17 tackles, beating the club's previous record which was 16.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 23, 2017

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Port Adelaide	2	22	16	13	172	184	356	56	104	0.7	0.6	8.2	8.8	17.0	2.7	5.0
Career			22	16	13	172	184	356	56	104	0.7	0.6	8.2	8.8	17.0	2.7	5.0

External links

• Sam Powell-Pepper's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
• Sam Powell-Pepper's playing statistics from AFL Tables