Samuel Butler ( born 14 January 1986 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . A talented underage soccer player from Gawler , South Australia , who only took up football as a teenager , he was drafted by West Coast with the 20th pick at the 2003 National Draft , having played in a SANFL reserves premiership for Central District the year he was drafted . Butler debuted for West Coast during the 2004 season , and was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award . A mid-sized defender and occasional midfielder , he played in West Coast 's 2006 premiership team , but missed the entire next season due to injury . Butler has struggled with injury throughout his career , only playing his 100th game during the 2013 season , ten seasons after his debut
was nominated
2004 AFL Rising Star
Sam Butler