Sam Virgo | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Samantha Virgo | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 February 1987||
Place of birth | Blackwood, South Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Yeronga South Brisbane (QWAFL) [2] | ||
Draft | No. 66, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2017, Brisbane vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields | ||
Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Half-back flank | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2017–2019 | Brisbane | 15 (0) | |
2020–2021 | Gold Coast | 14 (3) | |
Total | 29 (3) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
AFLW
QWAFL
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Samantha Virgo (born 20 February 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane and Gold Coast in the AFL Women's. She was selected in the All-Australian team in 2017, and co-captained Gold Coast from 2020 to 2021.
Virgo was born in 1987 in Blackwood, South Australia. She won the club best and fairest at Griffith-Moorooka in 2015 and was equal winner of the Queensland Women's AFL (QWAFL) best and fairest in 2016 while playing at Yeronga South Brisbane. [3] [4]
Virgo was recruited by Brisbane with the number 66 pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. [5] She was announced as one of the Brisbane Lions' "values leaders" to assist captain Emma Zielke alongside Emily Bates, Sabrina Frederick-Traub and Leah Kaslar in January 2017. [6] She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017. [7] She was nominated by her teammates for the 2017 AFLW Players' most valuable player award, [8] and was also listed in the 2017 All-Australian team. [9]
Brisbane signed Virgo for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. [10] She missed that season through injury, and instead acted as team manager for the Lions.[ citation needed ] She returned to playing for the 2019 season as one of three vice-captains under Kaslar.[ citation needed ]
Following the 2019 season, Virgo joined Gold Coast. [11] She was appointed co-captain in January 2020. [12] Virgo retired at the end of the 2021 season. [13]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2017 | Brisbane | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26 | 78 | 14 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0 |
2018 | Brisbane | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
2019 | Brisbane | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 13 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0 |
2020 | Gold Coast | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 56 | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
2021 | Gold Coast | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 57 | 24 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0 |
Career [14] | 29 | 3 | 1 | 174 | 79 | 253 | 60 | 55 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0 |
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