Clay Sampson (born 24 February 1976) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played in the

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(AFL) and the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as t ...

(SANFL). Sampson debuted for

South Adelaide The South Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Known as the ''Panthers'', their home ground is Flinders University Stadium Myponga-Sellicks Football Club The Myponga-Sellicks Football Club is an Australian rules football club first formed on 25 March 1946 as the Myponga Football Club. Myponga started in the Southern Football Association that season where it remained until the end of the 1966 s ...

in the Great Southern Football League.

Career

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

: 1995–96, 13 games, 1 goal. *

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

: 1997–98, 24 games, 16 goals. *

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

: 1999–2000, 27 games, 18 goals. *

South Adelaide Football Club The South Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Known as the ''Panthers'', their home ground is Flinders University StadiumClay Sampson's player profile at AFL Tables
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Player honours

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

References

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* Melbourne Football Club players Adelaide Football Club players Adelaide Football Club Premiership players Richmond Football Club players South Adelaide Football Club players South Adelaide Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from South Australia 1976 births Living people One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub