Full name Sam Sheldon Name Sam Sheldon Parents Ken Sheldon Years Club Career start 2007 | Position(s) Midfielder Weight 79 kg Height/Weight 183cm / 79kg Height 1.83 m | |
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Date of birth (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 26) | ||
2011 - Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions - Sam Sheldon marks + goal
Sam Sheldon (born 8 March 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.
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Early life
Sheldon is of Indigenous Australian heritage and his tribal ancestry can be traced to the Wemba-Wemba. He also grew up in Echuca, where he attended St Joseph's College from year 7 and 8.
Draft
Sheldon was drafted to the Brisbane Lions in 2006. Sheldon could have opted to be drafted to Carlton Football Club under the Father-Son Rule. Sam Sheldon's father is Ken Sheldon who played for Carlton (and then for St Kilda) in a career that included 3 premierships for the "Navy Blues" in 1979, 1981, and 1982.
References
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