Sam Wright (footballer)

Sam Wright
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Wright
Date of birth	15 July 1990 (1990-07-15) (age 21)
Original team	Katamatite / Murray Bushrangers
Draft	27th overall, 2008 North Melbourne
Height/Weight	188 cm / 82 kg
Position(s)	Utility^[1]
Club information
Current club	North Melbourne
Number	19
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2009–	North Melbourne	32 (34)
¹ Playing statistics to end of Round 15 2011 season .

Samuel Wright (born 15 July 1990^[1]) is an Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

Wright was drafted by North Melbourne with the 27th overall selection of the 2008 AFL Draft from the Murray Bushrangers. He made his debut on 16 May 2009 against Geelong, and received a Rising Star nomination in round 21, 2010.^[2]

* denotes Rookie Listed players

2008 AFL Draft

First round	Jack Watts • Nic Naitanui • Stephen Hill • Hamish Hartlett • Michael Hurley • Chris Yarran • Daniel Rich • Tyrone Vickery • Jack Ziebell • Phil Davis • Steele Sidebottom • Lewis Johnston • Tom Lynch • Ayce Cordy (F/S) • Mitchell Brown • Ryan Schoenmakers • Sam Blease (Priority Pick) • Luke Shuey (Priority Pick)

Second round	James Strauss • Tom Swift • Hayden Ballantyne • Jackson Trengove • David Zaharakis • Nick Suban • Jack Redden • Jayden Post • Sam Wright • Shaun McKernan • Dayne Beams • Daniel Hannebery • Jordan Roughead • Liam Jones • Thomas Gillies • Liam Shiels •

Third round	Jamie Bennell • Ashley Smith • Zac Clarke • Matthew Broadbent • Steven Motlop • Mitch Robinson • Todd Banfield • Mitchell Banner • Liam Anthony • Rory Sloane • Jarrad Blight • Luke Rounds • Rhys Stanley • Nicholas Heyne • Taylor Hunt • Jordan Lisle

Fourth round	Neville Jetta • Jordan Jones • Michael Walters • Jarrad Reddan • Michael Still • Ben Bucovaz • Aaron Cornelius • Tom Hislop • Nathan O'Keefe • Tom Lee • Campbell Heath • Alistair Smith • Luke Lowden

Fifth round	Rohan Bail • Rhys O'Keeffe • Glenn Dawson • Tyson Slattery • Tim Ruffles • Bart McCulloch • Warren Benjamin • Will Young • Leigh Brown • Paul Cahill • Shane Savage

Sixth round	Chris Hall • Jason Davenport • Caleb Tiller • Kieran King • Colm Begley

2010 AFL Rising Star nominees

Chris Yarran \| Daniel Hannebery \| Ryan Bastinac \| Nic Naitanui \| Jack Trengove \| Todd Banfield \| Tom Scully \| Jake Melksham \| Nathan Fyfe \| Dustin Martin \| Jordan Gysberts \| Ben Reid \| Tom Rockliff \| Ben Stratton \| Jack Redden \| Phil Davis \| Jarrad Grant \| Michael Hurley \| Jeff Garlett \| Jackson Trengove \| Sam Wright \| Anthony Morabito \|

Persondata
Name	Wright, Samuel
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	15 July 1990
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Date of death
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