title: Sam Phillipou
text: # Sam Phillipou
  
  Sam Phillipou (born 18 September 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1995. He was recruited from the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with the 29th selection in the 1992 AFL Draft. He played in South Australia for two years, before signing a two-year contract with Footscray at the end of the 1994 season. However, he was delisted at the end of the 1995 season, and returned to South Australia.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Phillipou's son Mattaes currently plays for St Kilda.
  
  