Samuel Luke Dunell (born 21 February 1990) is an

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 ...

player who played for the

St Kilda Football Club The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league. The club ...

in the

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(AFL) and then played for Williamstown in the

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(VFL) from 2015-2019 where he played 100 games for them, kicking 158 goals. He played for Victoria against SA in 2016 and was twice named in the VFL Team of the Year. He finished 2nd in the VFL Liston trophy in 2015 capping off the season with an all conquering premiership win against Box Hill at Docklands. At one stage he was considered the best player in the VFL. He was Club leading goalkicker in 2015 with 41 majors and 2016 with 37 goals, and was runner-up in the Club best and fairest in 2015 and in third place in 2016. He received life membership in 2019 after his final game for Williamstown in the 2019 grand defeat defeat by Richmond.

AFL

Dunell was recruited by St Kilda in the 2012 Rookie Draft, with pick 12. He made his debut in Round 16,

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, against at the Gabba. He is the son of

Frank Dunell Frank Dunell (born 17 March 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Football Club, Essendon Bombers and the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from ...

, a premiership player for .

Cricket

Dunell vice-captained Under 12 cricket for Victoria alongside current Australian fast bowler James Pattinson. He then vice-captained the first eleven cricket team at Melbourne Grammar School. He also played seconds premier cricket for Essendon Cricket Club until 2011 when he decided to play professional football.

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* * * 1990 births Living people St Kilda Football Club players Bendigo Football Club players Sandringham Football Club players Williamstown Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub