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Sam Naismith (born 16 July 1992) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Sam Naismith
Naismith playing for Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Sam Naismith
Date of birth (1992-07-16) 16 July 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth Narrabri, New South Wales
Original team(s) North Shore (Sydney AFL)
Gunnedah (TAFL)
Draft 59th pick, 2013 Rookie Draft
Height 206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight 108 kg (238 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 10
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014 Sydney 30 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life and junior football


Naismith was born in Narrabri, New South Wales but moved to Gunnedah with his family at a young age. He grew up playing rugby league and supported the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He first played Australian rules football at the age of 16 when a school friend convinced him to take part in a few training sessions with the Gunnedah Bulldogs.[1] A year later, as a 17-year-old, he was named joint best and fairest winner of the Tamworth Australian Football League in 2009.[2][3] By 2011 Naismith was ready to quit Aussie rules and move to Sydney to play rugby union until then-Sydney Swans coach Paul Roos called him and invited him to join the Swans' talent academy.[4] Naismith accepted the invitation and began playing for the North Shore Bombers in the Sydney AFLcompetition in 2012. By the end of the season he was rookie drafted by the Swans.


AFL career


Naismith made his debut for the Swans in the final round of 2014 season against Richmond. Naismith carried the ruck duties alone that day as Mike Pyke and Tom Derickx were both injured.[5]


Statistics


Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[6]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
H/O
Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2014Sydney35 10006613160.00.00.06.06.01.03.016.0
2015Sydney35 0
2016Sydney35 1231426811025392770.30.13.55.79.22.13.323.1
2017Sydney35 1503528113325404190.00.23.55.48.91.72.727.9
2018Sydney35 0
2019Sydney35 0
2020[lower-alpha 1]Sydney10 2001541959530.00.07.52.09.52.54.526.5
2021Sydney10 0
2022Sydney10 0
Career 303410915926856917650.10.13.65.38.91.93.025.5
  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements


Team


References







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