Sam Mayes

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 31)
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	017 0(6)
Total		118 (32)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Season 2021.
Career highlights
2013 AFL Rising Star nominee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 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

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