Sam Iles
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Sam Iles
| image = 36 Sam Iles 2.png
| alt =
| caption = Iles playing for {{AFL GC}} in 2012
| fullname = Sam Iles
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|06|19|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Tassie Mariners (N U/18 Championships)
| draftpick = No. 2, 2006 Pre-season draft, ({{AFL Col}})
No. 3, 2010 Rookie draft, ({{AFL GC}})
| height = 185 cm
| weight = 83 kg
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| guernsey =
| statsend = 2012
| years1 = 2006–2007
| club1 = {{AFL Col}}
| games_goals1 = {{0}}7 {{0}}(0)
| years2 = 2011–2012
| club2 = {{AFL GC}}
| games_goals2 = 26 (11)
| games_goalstotal = 33 (11)
| careerhighlights =
- VFL premiership player: 2013
}}
Sam Iles (born 19 June 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Gold Coast in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Football career
Iles was picked up in the 2006 Pre-Season draft by Collingwood after he was not taken in the National Draft weeks earlier.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200512/s1529765.htm Woewodin snubbed in draft] Iles played in the VFL for Tasmania as well as for state side in the TAC Cup, which showed signs of development at an early age. He made his debut against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium late in the 2006 season. He played 4 games, being dropped before the finals.
Iles found it hard to break into the Collingwood line-up, even with strong and consistent form for Williamstown, managing just the one senior game in the first half of the season, whilst being named as an emergency on nine occasions. He returned to the side again in Round 14 against St Kilda and performed well, gathering 19 possessions and making four tackles to help the Magpies win after being 21-points down in the last quarter.[http://www.afl.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5586/Default.aspx?newsId=47081 Hungry Iles hopes for more]{{dead link|date=September 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} However, he would only play for Collingwood the following week against Geelong before being dropped back to Williamstown for the remainder of the year.
Sam got delisted at the end of the 2008 season, after failing to play a senior game for Collingwood in 2008.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121005175257/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/68129/default.aspx Magpies cut Holland, Egan and Iles] In 2009, he played for Box Hill Hawks in the VFL, and was drafted to the new Gold Coast Football Club in the 2010 Rookie Draft.{{cite web |title=Final drafts recycle senior players |date=15 December 2009 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215123855/https://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/final-drafts-recycle-senior-players-20091215-ktb5.html |archive-date=15 February 2017 |url-status=live |url=http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/final-drafts-recycle-senior-players-20091215-ktb5.html}}
Iles made his Gold Coast debut in their first win against {{AFL|PA}} at AAMI Stadium in round 5.
Iles was delisted by the Suns at the end of 2012 and joined Box Hill Hawks in the VFL in time for the start of the 2013 season.[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/box-hill-secures-services-of-former-gold-coast-suns-player-sam-iles/story-fn53kld9-1226570864287 Box Hill secures services of former Gold Coast Suns player Sam Iles] Iles was a member of Box Hill's premiership-winning team in 2013[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/box-hill-upsets-geelong-in-the-vfl-grand-final/story-fni5f8ge-1226724712687 Box Hill upsets Geelong in the VFL Grand Final] and also played in Box Hill's 2014 grand final team that lost to the Footscray Bulldogs.[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-118-0-0-0&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=31517953 Peter Jackson VFL Teams – Grand Final]
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{AFL Tables|S/Sam_Iles}}
{{Box Hill All-Stars}}
{{Gold Coast Suns Club Champion winners}}
{{2006 AFL pre-season draft}}
{{2010 AFL rookie draft}}
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Category:Collingwood Football Club players
Category:Gold Coast Football Club players
Category:Tassie Mariners players
Category:Box Hill Football Club players
Category:Tasmanian Devils Football Club players