Sam Power (born 2 July 1983) is an

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er who played in the

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(AFL). Power started his career at the

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. The Bulldogs selected him in the

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, with their first round selection, number 10 overall. Power made his debut in

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, playing six games, and amassed 84 games in total over five years with the Bulldogs. After being unable to hold a consistent senior spot in the 2007 season, Power requested a trade.

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expressed interest and traded their draft pick number 48 in the

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in return for Power. At North Melbourne, Power was a regular senior player being used in the hard running, run-with player role. 2009 saw an up and down season for both Power, and the football club, with his place in the side coming under question due to a push towards youth, with an eye to the future. At the end of the 2009 season, his contract was not renewed and he was delisted. In 2017, Power was appointed list manager of the Bulldogs. He had previously worked at

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from 2013 in scouting, as an integrity officer, and as a company secretary. Power's older brother,

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, is a multiple premiership winning player with the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Power, Sam Western Bulldogs players North Melbourne Football Club players Coburg Football Club players 1983 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) People educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew Oakleigh Chargers players