| Samo Petrevski-Seton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Petrevski-Seton playing for Carlton in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sam Petrevski-Seton | ||
| Nicknames | Samo, SPS[1] | ||
| Born | (1998-02-19)19 February 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Original team | Claremont (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 6,2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017,Carlton vs.Richmond, atMelbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position | Utility[2][3][4] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2021 | Carlton | 94 (20) | |
| 2022–2023 | West Coast | 27(4) | |
| Total | 121 (24) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Samo Petrevski-Seton (born 19 February 1998) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who played for theCarlton Football Club andWest Coast Eagles in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He was drafted byCarlton with the sixth pick in the2016 national draft, and made his debut for the club in round one of the2017 season.
Petrevski-Seton spent his first years on acattle station nearFitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, where his father was working as a stockman. The family moved toHalls Creek when he was three. Petrevski-Seton isIndigenous Australian, and also hasMacedonian ancestry on his mother's side – his maternal grandfather immigrated from Macedonia. He grew up speakingKriol as his first language, and did not learn standard English until moving toPerth to board atClontarf Aboriginal College, which he attended from 2013 to 2015. Outside of playing football, Petrevski-Seton enjoyed competitivebull riding, which he took up at the age of 12.[1]
Petrevski-Seton grew up playing for Halls Creek teams in the junior divisions of theEast Kimberley Football Association. After moving toPerth for school, he began training with theClaremont Football Club, whose recruiting zone takes in the Kimberley region.[1] Petrevski-Seton spent four seasons ofWAFL colts (under-18) competition, making his debut at the age of 15. He made his senior debut for Claremont at the age of 17, playing three games early in the2015 season.[5] Petrevski-Seton also representedWestern Australia at under-16 and under-18 level. He was named in theAll-Australian team at the2015 AFL Under 18 Championships.[1]
Petrevski-Seton was drafted byCarlton with their first pick (sixth overall) in the2016 national draft.[6] He made his debut in the opening round of the2017 season, playing in Carlton's 43-point loss toRichmond at theMelbourne Cricket Ground.[7] After his team's 23-point win againstCollingwood at the MCG in round seven, in which he recorded 21 disposals, four marks, three tackles and two goals, he was nominated for the2017 AFL Rising Star.[8]
In his second season, Petreveski-Seton played all 22 games in 2018. He averaged 16.1 disposals, and kicked 5 goals for the year. He also averaged 4.3 tackles per match.
In 2019, Petreveski-Seton had a break out game against theWestern Bulldogs in round 5.[9] Amassing 35 disposals, 9 more than his previous best, as well as kicking an important steadying goal in the 3rd quarter, he was considered by many experts to be best on ground in Carlton's first win of the2019 season.[10]
At the conclusion of the2021 AFL season, Petrevski-Seton sought to return to his home state of Western Australia, and requested a trade toWest Coast.[11] He was traded on 7 October.[12]
Following the end of the 2023 season Petrevski-Seton was delisted by the West Coast Eagles.[13]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Carlton | 5 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 168 | 112 | 280 | 65 | 95 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 14.0 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3 |
| 2018 | Carlton | 5 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 206 | 148 | 354 | 79 | 95 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 16.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2019 | Carlton | 5 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 245 | 175 | 420 | 87 | 96 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 8.0 | 19.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 2020 | Carlton | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 62 | 217 | 49 | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 13.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2021 | Carlton | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 134 | 64 | 198 | 56 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 14.2 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | West Coast | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 75 | 164 | 42 | 43 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2023 | West Coast | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 83 | 177 | 35 | 43 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 13.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Career | 121 | 24 | 26 | 1091 | 719 | 1810 | 413 | 434 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 6 | ||