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Australian rules footballer, born 1976

Australian rules footballer

Clay Sampson
Personal information
Full name	Clay Sampson
Date of birth	(1976-02-24) 24 February 1976 (age 48)
Original team(s)	South Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft	51st overall, 1994 AFL Draft
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1995–1996	Melbourne	13 0(1)
1997–1998	Adelaide	24 (16)
1999–2000	Richmond	27 (18)
Total		64 (35)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000.
Career highlights
AFL Premiership player (1997)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clay Sampson (born 24 February 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Sampson debuted for South Adelaide in 1994 before being drafted and going on to play 64 AFL games at three AFL clubs.

He returned to South Adelaide in 2001, before officially retiring in 2008. He was appointed Assistant Coach at the start of the 2008 season, before being thrust into the head coaching position, when John "Jack" Cahill resigned midway through the season. Sampson was appointed until the end of the 2009 season, finishing with a 4–28 win–loss record.

Sampson now coaches Myponga-Sellicks Football Club in the Great Southern Football League.

Career

Melbourne: 1995–96, 13 games, 1 goal.
Adelaide: 1997–98, 24 games, 16 goals.
Richmond: 1999–2000, 27 games, 18 goals.
South Adelaide Football Club

Statistics

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
1995	Melbourne	24	5	0	3	11	9	20	4	2	0.0	0.6	2.2	1.8	4.0	0.8	0.4
1996	Melbourne	24	8	1	1	30	18	48	7	6	0.1	0.1	3.8	2.3	6.0	0.9	0.8
1997†	Adelaide	24	10	5	5	69	25	94	17	17	0.5	0.5	6.9	2.5	9.4	1.7	1.7
1998	Adelaide	24	14	11	7	89	34	123	18	25	0.8	0.5	6.4	2.4	8.8	1.3	1.8
1999	Richmond	26	17	14	12	137	35	172	35	32	0.8	0.7	8.1	2.1	10.1	2.1	1.9
2000	Richmond	24	10	4	5	54	12	66	11	10	0.4	0.5	5.4	1.2	6.6	1.1	1.0
Career			64	35	33	390	133	523	92	92	0.5	0.5	6.1	2.1	8.2	1.4	1.4

Player honours

1997 Premiership player with Adelaide
2003–2006 South Adelaide captain
2001 South Adelaide leading goalkicker

References

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 643. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
Clay Sampson's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

Clay Sampson's playing statistics from AFL Tables

v t e Adelaide Football Club 1997 AFL premiers
Adelaide 19.11 (125) defeated St Kilda 13.16 (94), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
3. Jarman 5. Koster 7. Smart 9. Edwards 10. Robran 11. James 13. Ellen 14. Connell 15. Pittman 18. Bond 20. Keating 23. McLeod 24. Sampson 26. Bickley (c) 28. Johnson 34. Hart 35. Jameson 36. Goodwin 42. Rintoul 44. Caven 52. Rehn
Coach: Blight

v t e Knuckey Cup • South Adelaide Football Club best and fairest winners
Best and Fairest	1886: Mehrtens
Knuckey Cup	1923: Moriarty 1924: Ryan 1925: Oliver 1926: Oliver 1927: W. Jackson 1928: Ryan 1929: Tully 1930: Tully 1931: Jaffer 1932: Rose 1933: Tully 1934: Cockburn 1935: Tully 1936: Mulcahy & Dawes 1937: Dawes 1938: Cahill 1939: Cahill 1940: Murdy 1941: Cockburn 1945: Doherty 1946: Brown 1947: Hickinbotham 1948: Deane 1949: Deane 1950: Linke 1951: Deane 1952: Linke 1953: Deane 1954: Linke 1955: Polden 1956: Deane 1957: Deane 1958: Christie 1959: R. Jackson 1960: Panizza 1961: Kantilla 1962: Kantilla 1963: Darley 1964: Darley 1965: Schmidt 1966: Darley 1967: Darley 1968: Darley 1969: Coombe 1970: Backman 1971: Haines 1972: Darley 1973: Darley 1974: Young 1975: Keddie 1976: Hateley 1977: Baynes 1978: Baynes 1979: Baynes 1980: Butler 1981: Hawkins 1982: White 1983: Hawkins 1984: Naley 1985: Kappler 1986: Troy 1987: Kappler 1988: Kappler 1989: Whitford 1990: Trevena 1991: Kappler 1992: Grummet 1993: Dillon 1994: Whittman 1995: Polkinghorne 1996: Osborn 1997: Polkinghorne 1998: Talbot 1999: Cobb 2000: Tallbot 2001: Morgan 2002: Sampson 2003: Hall 2004: King 2005: Davis 2006: Archard 2007: McGlone 2008: Boyd 2009: Sandery 2010: Liddle 2011: Cross 2012: Liddle 2013: Liddle 2014: Brooksby 2015: Cross 2016: Cross & Seccull 2017: Liddle 2018: Liddle 2019: Cross 2020: Broadbent 2021: Gibbs
Women's Best & Fairest	2018: Gore 2019: Cavouras 2020: Charlton 2021: Campbell

v t e 1994 AFL national draft
1. Jeff White 2. Anthony Rocca 3. Shannon Grant 4. Scott Lucas 5. Joel Smith 6. Robert McMahon 7. Tony Brown 8. Daniel Harford 9. Ben Wilson 10. Blake Caracella 11. Damien Ryan 12. Shane Sikora 13. Chris Hemley 14. Michael Martin 15. Scott Camporeale 16. Adem Yze 17. Carl Steinfort 18. Robert Di Rosa 19. Ben Holland 20. Stuart Mangin 21. Matthew Nicks 22. Winston Abraham 23. John Rombotis 24. Matthew Manfield 25. Steven Sziller 26. Tim Elliott 27. Toby Kennett 28. Shawn Lewfatt 29. Jason Torney 30. Chad Liddell 31. Allen Nash 32. Simon Cox 33. Mark Cullen 34. Michael Polley 35. Marty Warry 36. Matthew Robbins 37. Ashley Blurton 38. Matthew Collins 39. Stephen Carter 40. Michael O'Loughlin 41. Adam White 42. Douglas Headland 43. Dean Matthews 44. Jeremy Dyer 45. Gary Moorcroft 46. Justin Charles 47. Robert Ahmat 48. Austinn Jones 49. Shaun Baxter 50. Brett Higgins 51. Clay Sampson 52. Danny Stevens 53. Mark Orchard 54. Ian Downsborough 55. Mark Belleville 56. Ryan Smith 57. Emil Parthenides 58. Peter Bird 59. Nathan Saunders 60. Brad Scott 61. Stephen Zavalas 62. Justin Blumfield 63. Ross Funcke 64. Robert Powell 65. Lee Fraser 66. Scott Taylor 67. Anthony Bourke 68. Luke Norman 69. Dean Helmers 70. Adam Benjamin 71. Jason Spinks 72. Dean Grainger 73. Sam McFarlane 74. Troy Luff 75. Gerard Jess 76. Todd McHardy 77. Ben Dixon 78. Daryl Griffin 79. Aaron Hamill 80. Ben Atkins 81. Tim Allen 84. Doug Hawkins 85. Michael Agnello 86. Shaun Gordon 87. Simon Arnott 88. Nathon Irvin 89. David Nicholson 90. Matthew Joy 93. Michael Murphy 94. Jade Rawlings 95. Kym Eyers

1994 AFL national draft

1. Jeff White
2. Anthony Rocca
3. Shannon Grant
4. Scott Lucas
5. Joel Smith
6. Robert McMahon
7. Tony Brown
8. Daniel Harford
9. Ben Wilson
10. Blake Caracella
11. Damien Ryan
12. Shane Sikora
13. Chris Hemley
14. Michael Martin
15. Scott Camporeale
16. Adem Yze
17. Carl Steinfort
18. Robert Di Rosa
19. Ben Holland
20. Stuart Mangin
21. Matthew Nicks
22. Winston Abraham
23. John Rombotis
24. Matthew Manfield
25. Steven Sziller
26. Tim Elliott
27. Toby Kennett
28. Shawn Lewfatt
29. Jason Torney
30. Chad Liddell
31. Allen Nash
32. Simon Cox
33. Mark Cullen
34. Michael Polley
35. Marty Warry
36. Matthew Robbins
37. Ashley Blurton
38. Matthew Collins
39. Stephen Carter
40. Michael O'Loughlin
41. Adam White
42. Douglas Headland
43. Dean Matthews
44. Jeremy Dyer
45. Gary Moorcroft
46. Justin Charles
47. Robert Ahmat
48. Austinn Jones
49. Shaun Baxter
50. Brett Higgins
51. Clay Sampson
52. Danny Stevens
53. Mark Orchard
54. Ian Downsborough
55. Mark Belleville
56. Ryan Smith
57. Emil Parthenides
58. Peter Bird
59. Nathan Saunders
60. Brad Scott
61. Stephen Zavalas
62. Justin Blumfield
63. Ross Funcke
64. Robert Powell
65. Lee Fraser
66. Scott Taylor
67. Anthony Bourke
68. Luke Norman
69. Dean Helmers
70. Adam Benjamin
71. Jason Spinks
72. Dean Grainger
73. Sam McFarlane
74. Troy Luff
75. Gerard Jess
76. Todd McHardy
77. Ben Dixon
78. Daryl Griffin
79. Aaron Hamill
80. Ben Atkins
81. Tim Allen
84. Doug Hawkins
85. Michael Agnello
86. Shaun Gordon
87. Simon Arnott
88. Nathon Irvin
89. David Nicholson
90. Matthew Joy
93. Michael Murphy
94. Jade Rawlings
95. Kym Eyers

v t e 1999 AFL pre-season draft
1. David Calthorpe 2. Ashley Prescott 3. Glenn Freeborn 4. Anthony Rock 5. Jared Poulton 6. Clay Sampson 7. Tony Francis 8. Scott Russell 9. Troy Simmonds 10. Cameron McKenzie-McHarg 11. John Spaull 12. Darryl Wintle 13. Cameron Venables 16. Daniel Wulf

v t e Southern Football League • Greatest Exports Team
Full-forward	Scott Welsh Tony Modra Craig McRae
Half-forward	Tony Burgan Graham Cornes Matthew Bode
Centre	Darren Kappler Adam Cooney Kane Cornes
Half-back	Matthew Rogers Rod Jameson Jason Torney
Full-back	Nigel Smart Ben Rutten Michael Doughty
Ruck	Dean Brogan Paul Bagshaw Nathan Eagleton
Interchange	Hendrick "Taffy" Waye Clay Sampson Beau Waters
Coach	Graham Cornes

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