Sam Banks

Sam Banks
Sam Banks
	Banks with Richmond's VFL team in July 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	2 April 2003 (age 21)
Original team(s)	Clarence
Draft	No. 29, 2021 AFL National Draft: Richmond
Debut	Round 17, 2023, Richmond vs. Sydney, at MCG
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s)	Wing / Half-back
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	41
Playing career1
Years	Club
2022–	Richmond
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024 season.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sam Banks (born 2 April 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Banks was drafted by Richmond with the 29th pick in the 2021 AFL Draft, and made his AFL debut in round 17 of the 2023 season.

AFL career

2022 season

Banks was drafted by Richmond with the club's fourth pick and the 30th selection overall in the 2021 AFL draft.^[1] He did not make an appearance at AFL level that season, instead playing 17 games with the club's reserves team in the VFL.^[2]

2023 season

Banks made his debut in round 17 of the 2023 season.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Banks becomes another Tassie Tiger". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Teenage Tiger trio sign extensions". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Double debut against Swans". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ Cotton, Ben (7 July 2023). "New Tiger's 'special' connection to champ... his fellow debutant's night ended in 78 seconds". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

External links

Sam Banks's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
Sam Banks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Sam Banks at AustralianFootball.com

[1] "Banks becomes another Tassie Tiger". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[2] "Teenage Tiger trio sign extensions". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[3] "Double debut against Swans". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[4] Cotton, Ben (7 July 2023). "New Tiger's 'special' connection to champ... his fellow debutant's night ended in 78 seconds". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

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v t e 2021 AFL national draft
First round	1. Jason Horne-Francis 2. Sam Darcy (F/S) 3. Finn Callaghan 4. Nick Daicos (F/S) 5. Mac Andrew 6. Josh Rachele 7. Josh Ward 8. Jye Amiss 9. Josh Gibcus 10. Neil Erasmus 11. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera 12. Josh Sinn 13. Ben Hobbs 14. Campbell Chesser 15. Leek Aleer 16. Darcy Wilmot 17. Tom Brown 18. Angus Sheldrick 19. Jacob van Rooyen 20. Kai Lohmann
Second round	21. Matthew Johnson 22. Josh Goater 23. Sam Butler 24. Toby Conway 25. Mitch Knevitt 26. Connor MacDonald 27. Jesse Motlop 28. Tyler Sonsie 29. Sam Banks 30. Judson Clarke 31. Brady Hough 32. James Willis 33. Mitch Owens (academy selection) 34. Matthew Roberts 35. Paul Curtis 36. Jake Soligo 37. Rhett Bazzo 38. Miller Bergman 39. Blake Howes
Third round	40. Corey Warner 41. James Tunstill 42. Josh Fahey (academy selection) 43. Arthur Jones 44. Zac Taylor 45. Arlo Draper 46. Alastair Lord 47. Marcus Windhager (academy selection) 48. Flynn Kroeger 49. Cooper Murley 50. Garret McDonagh 51. Oscar Adams 52. Harvey Harrison
Fourth round	53. Jai Serong 54. Eric Benning (academy selection) 55. Hugh Jackson 56. Dante Visentini 57. Jack Williams 58. Lachlan Rankin 59. Jackson Archer (F/S) 60. Jase Burgoyne (F/S) 61. Luke Cleary 62. Greg Clark 63. Charlie Constable 64. Cooper Whyte 65. Taj Woewodin (F/S)