Sam Flanders (born 24 July 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Sam Flanders | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nickname(s) | Ned[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Fish Creek, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Gippsland Power (NAB League) | ||
Draft | No. 11, 2019 AFL draft, Gold Coast | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Gold Coast | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2020– | Gold Coast | 30 (9) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Flanders was born in Fish Creek, Victoria.[2] He grew up playing basketball and Australian rules football at high junior levels.
Flanders was drafted by the Gold Coast Suns with the eleventh pick in the 2019 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in round 11 of the 2020 AFL season against Essendon at Metricon Stadium.
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2020[lower-alpha 1] | Gold Coast | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
2021 | Gold Coast | 26 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 96 | 93 | 189 | 46 | 62 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
2022 | Gold Coast | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 46 | 97 | 22 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
Career | 30 | 9 | 7 | 166 | 153 | 319 | 72 | 98 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
Notes
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2019 AFL national draft | |
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