Background
Day was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the grandson of SANFL Hall of Fame inductee Ian Day.
Day was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the grandson of SANFL Hall of Fame inductee Ian Day.
Sam grew up playing a variety of sports and by high school he continued to play Australian rules football, baseball and basketball at a high level He attended Prince Alfred College throughout his schooling years and was forced to choose between baseball and basketball college offers in the United States or nominating for the American Federation of Labor-Congress"s national draft. After a strong final year with Sturt in the SANFL and an All-Australian selection at the Under 18 national championships, Day settled on football.
He was selected by the Gold Coast with the third pick in the 2010 national draft.
Day made his American Federation of Labor-Congress debut for the Gold Coast Suns against the Brisbane Lions in round 7 of the 2011 season. He kicked a career high four goals against Collingwood in 2014.
