Adam Saad

Carlton

DefenderHalf Back Flank Right #42 Active

Career games: 219
Debut: 2015

Player Information

Height 178 cm

Age 32 years

Date of Birth 23-Jul-1994

AFL Debut 2015

Drafted: Pick #25 — 2014 Rookie Draft by Gold Coast

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Adam Saad made his AFL debut for Gold Coast in 2015 and has played 219 games, including 48 for Gold Coast between 2015 and 2017, 61 for Essendon between 2018 and 2020 and 110 for Carlton between 2021 and 2026. Gold Coast selected him with pick 25 in the 2014 rookie draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was right half back flank. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 3.5 marks and 18.3 disposals per game. He played 16 games in his debut season, averaging 4.1 marks per game. His highest recorded season total is 111 marks, from 25 games in 2023 at an average of 4.4 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 21.86 per game in 2022. The largest total in those seasons is 502 disposals, recorded in 2023.

His honours include an All-Australian selection.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2023	25	502	20.08
2022	21	459	21.86
2024	18	330	18.33
2025	21	378	18.00

About these season figures

Compared 11 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	POS	APOS	#	D	K	HB	M	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	IM	1%	BO	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	CC	SCL	TO	SP	CD1	INT	CBA%	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	KI	KIPO	KI%	EK	KE%	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	9	CAR	@ BRL	L	89-100	Gabba	DEF	HBFR	42	16	9	7	3	1	0	6	1	2	8	3	0	1	0	1	1	5	82%	69%	103	52	51	268	2	1	0	4	1	0	4	0%	0%	0%	3	8	5	4	31.2%	5	55.6%	4.8	7	1	2	0	—
2026	8	CAR	vs STK	L	69-108	Marvel Stadium	INT	INT	42	16	13	3	3	3	4	1	0	4	10	1	0	0	0	1	5	3	79%	94%	96	90	66	312	4	0	0	3	5	1	6	0%	0%	0%	2	7	1	0	9.1%	12	92.3%	17.1	4	6	4	0	—
2026	OR	CAR	@ SYD	L	69-132	S.C.G.	DEF	HBFL	42	11	5	6	1	0	0	5	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	64%	82%	84	83	30	221	5	0	0	2	4	0	3	0%	0%	0%	3	8	3	3	27.3%	3	60%	12.2	2	5	0	1	—
2025	25	CAR	@ ESS	W	90-56	MCG	DEF	BPL	42	16	14	2	7	2	0	6	1	3	9	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	83%	88%	97	88	76	362	2	0	1	2	2	0	3	0%	0%	0%	5	9	6	4	75%	12	85.7%	10.7	5	7	0	0	—
2025	24	CAR	vs PTA	W	118-64	Marvel Stadium	DEF	BPL	42	9	5	4	1	0	0	4	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	85%	89%	107	39	26	156	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0%	0%	0%	2	7	6	2	60%	5	100%	4.9	4	2	2	0	—