Sam Butler Biography

Sam Butler will return to Hawthorn's senior side this week after overcoming injury and playing seven VFL games in a new midfield role.

The 22-year-old broke both his fibula and tibia in a game for Box Hill on April 28 last year and had to wait half an hour for an ambulance to arrive and take him off the ground.

Sam Butler makes his AFL debut for Hawthorn at the MCG with 3 disposals (2 kicks and a handball), a mark and 2 tackles in a 23-point loss to Richmond.

Hawthorn select Sam Butler with pick No.23 in the 2021 National Draft.

Draft Report: The younger brother of St Kilda forward and Richmond premiership player Dan Butler, the Rebels player is viewed as more advanced than his brother at the same age. A small to medium sized forward, he can also have a run onball and impact games with great speed, clean hands and sound skills. Like his brother, he also loves the tackling and pressure side of the game. Butler missed some games with a chest injury in the middle part of the season but shone brightly in most NAB League games he did play this year, including a 27-disposal, five-clearance, seven-tackle and two-goal performance against Gippsland Power in Round 8. The athletic prospect was Victoria's standout at the national combine, recording top-10 finishes in the 20m sprint (ninth), vertical jump (eighth) and running vertical jump (10th) and is viewed as a player with the traits to succeed at the next level.