Name: Sam Sheldon

Your earliest football memory is: Wearing boardies in my first game

Best mark you have taken at any level of football: I don’t take marks

Best goal: The one I missed against the Bulldogs in last year’s Semi Final

Where were you on the day you were drafted: Dropping my mates off at the airport so they could go on Schoolies Week

First person you called after you were drafted: My dad

The hardest part of pre-season training: Rope sessions

Favourite training drill: In and out down the line with Lamby

If you could play another professional sport, it would be: Water Skiing

What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you: I don’t have a license

Life motto: If it is to be, it’s up to me

What dish would you serve up if you were on MasterChef: Sticky date pudding

Where is the furthest you have been from home: Western Australia

What is the oldest item in your wardrobe that you still wear: A shirt

Most environmentally conscious teammate: Charmo

Teammate most likely to Google his own name: Charmo

Teammate most likely to go into politics after football: Charmo

What rules you more - your heart or your head: Head

Do you prefer a planned event or an unplanned event: Both

The last concert you went to: Pearl Jam

Your favourite cricketer: ‘Roy’ Symonds

French fries or wedges: Chips

Speedos or boardshorts: Boardies

What’s on your iPod: I don’t have one


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