- May 8, 2012
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26. Sam Butler (2004 - 2017)
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Nice article on the great man.
https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/ho...r-learnt-to-love-the-game-again-ng-b88416704z
This part is a doozie...
"In taking 12 years and 42 days from debut to play 150 matches, an achievement he once thought impossible, he became the seventh slowest to reach the milestone in the history of the game at the elite level. He and former West Coast teammate Michael Gardiner (12 years, 70 days) are the only two players in the top seven of that list whose careers were not interrupted by World War I or World War II."
https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/ho...r-learnt-to-love-the-game-again-ng-b88416704z
This part is a doozie...
"In taking 12 years and 42 days from debut to play 150 matches, an achievement he once thought impossible, he became the seventh slowest to reach the milestone in the history of the game at the elite level. He and former West Coast teammate Michael Gardiner (12 years, 70 days) are the only two players in the top seven of that list whose careers were not interrupted by World War I or World War II."
Word on the street is he's going in for a shoulder operation tomorrow. Reckon he's played his last game for us.
Yeah, he's done.
Patrick Keane @AFL_PKeane
West Coast has placed Sam Butler on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named from the rookie list at this time.
5:06 PM - 3 Aug 2017
Sam Butler has announced his retirement
MKMatty
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