Powell-Pepper was drafted by the Port Adelaide Football Club with their second selection and eighteenth overall in the 2016 national draft . He made his AFL debut in Port Adelaide 's twenty-eight point win against in the opening round of the 2017 season at the Sydney Cricket Ground . He was named that round 's AFL Rising Star nominee after kicking two goals in the match , the first with his first kick in AFL football.In a game against Melbourne , he recorded 17 tackles , beating the club 's previous record which was 16
AFL Rising Star
2017 AFL Rising Star
Sam Powell-Pepper