Senior Sam Day (2024-)
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Great news. Hope Sam has a successful year or so at the Lions.
Very good pick up by us for the purpose he is being drafted for. Seems like a good guy too and good for the culture.
Crusha
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Reminds me a little of when we rookie drafted Andrew Raines for depth/experience after you guys delisted him. Day is definitely a good bloke with a young family and will give everything he has while he's on the list. If things go well for you guys, then Day won't play in the AFL next year, but I suspect injuries/poor form will strike at some point and he'll get a chance to pull on the maroon jumper at some stage in 2025, just like Raines did when we only intended to play him in the NEAFL.
Best of luck to Sammy. Will be a bit weird to see a Suns Life Member lining up for another club, but hopefully he has a good ending to his career because he definitely deserves something given his dedication/loyalty over the years.
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Sam Day: Hopefully, I Can Come In And Make The Guys Around Me Better
Sam Day knows he's being touted as Joe Daniher's replacement, but the Brisbane recruit is looking to forge his own path.
Joining to fill the void left by the star key forward, former Gold Coast spearhead Day isn't looking to be a carbon copy and is out to make the most of his AFL lifeline.
Daniher's shock retirement amid Brisbane's premiership celebrations opened the door for inaugural Suns player Day, who had been axed a month earlier.
"Obviously big Joey's moved on. I'll have to thank him if I can find him, I think he's gone off-grid," Day said on Monday.
"Replace is an interesting word. I don't know if we can ever replace Joey.
"He is a pretty special athlete and footballer and much loved around the club.
"I never knew him personally, but just the way the guys talk about him, he was such a special guy for them.
"I'm just looking forward to being my own player. Hopefully, I can come in and make the rest of the guys around me better."
Day played 155 games across 14 seasons for Gold Coast as a foundation recruit after being taken with pick No.3 at the 2010 draft.
His 2024 campaign started brightly, with the 32-year-old kicking 10 goals in five games before a plantar fascia injury derailed his season.
Day had expressed disappointment after being blindsided by the delisting, with his departure leaving David Swallow as the last remaining inaugural Suns player.
Now two months on and starting life as a Lion, Day played a straight bat when asked if he felt any anger or resentment towards his former employers.
"I've got a lot of great mates, players and staff at the club … so nothing's there," Day said.
"We'll see if anything fiery comes out on the day when we play them but at the moment, just really excited to be here for the opportunity.
"I kind of felt like I was a little bit in limbo in the off-season.
"I didn't really feel like it was finished and all said and done. I didn't know if anything was going to pop up for me.
"I haven't really reflected properly. That might be something to do when I've finished my career."
Keeping fit will be top of the agenda for Day, who has been kept to 18 games in the past four years due to injury.
"I'd just like to play. I think I've been pretty good, touch wood, with my body," he added.
"We'll have to get through next year first, making sure I put every best foot forward. If I can do that, I'd absolutely love to keep playing.
"I feel like I've lost a little bit of time through injuries."
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Day: “Feeling good, fresh mentally and physically”
Sam Day talks to media for the first time in Lions colours after the 32-year-old was picked up as a free agent draft pick
