Zik’s 150 Game Milestone

This weekend the Club celebrates Sam Zikman’s 150th open-age game for the Pennant Hills Demons.

Originally from Melbourne, Sam ‘Ziks’ Zikman, played more than a decade of football for the Mulgrave and Glen Waverley clubs in the Eastern Football Netball League. He played 192 games and kicked 122 goals and won a premiership with Mulgrave in 2010.

Changing careers from PE teaching to community football development he moved to Sydney and joined the Demons in 2014. He was a member of the Premier Division team that lost the 2014 Grand Final to Manly and he kicked 1 of Penno’s only 2 goals that day.

He switched to Parramatta Goannas for one season in 2017 (18 games/17 goals) to help a mate out before returning to Penno in 2018. He was a premiership player in the 2018 Premier Division Reserves Grand Final coached by club legend Jason Clarke.

Ziks was the club’s senior leading goalkicker in 2014, kicking 49 goals for the Premier Division team. He has 235 career goals at Penno. He’s a consummate team man and received the Coach’s Award in 2019.  

2025 is his 11th season with Pennant Hills. At age 40, Sam obviously loves playing footy and he has also made a career in football management and administration. He is currently the AFL Sydney Manager for Greater Sydney and Northern NSW and co-host of the AFL Sydney Podcast this season.

For most of his career Ziks has played as a canny, sure-handed forward and is considered an ‘elite’ forward pocket. He’s good overhead and a straight kick. He’s a popular figure at the club with a big heart and great club spirit.

Congratulations Ziks on your 150 game milestone with the Demons!

Go Penno!!