Sam Mayes (born 20 May 1994) is a former

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who played with the and the

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in the

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(AFL).

AFL career

Mayes made his AFL debut for

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in the Round 3 match against

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in the

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. Mayes was nominated for the

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after his performance in round 12 against . At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Mayes sought a trade back to

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, and was traded to on 17 October. Mayes played his first game for Port Adelaide in Round 7 of the

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in a win against

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. Mayes was delisted at the conclusion of the

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Statistics

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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* * 1994 births Australian rules footballers from South Australia Brisbane Lions players North Adelaide Football Club players Living people People from Port Pirie Port Adelaide Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub