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Sam Day

Sam Day

Gold Coast / Brisbane Lions
Forward · Full Forward Retired
Career games
168
Debut
2011
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Player Information

Height 197 cm
Date of Birth 6-Sep-1992
AFL Debut 2011

Player bio

A career in numbers

Sam Day made his AFL debut for Gold Coast in 2011 and played 168 games, including 155 for Gold Coast between 2011 and 2024 and 13 for Brisbane Lions in 2025.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2025 was full forward. Across his recorded games, he averaged 3.5 marks and 1.8 tackles per game and scored 120 goals and 76 behinds. He played 7 games in his debut season, kicking 2 goals. His highest recorded season total was 19 goals, from 22 games in 2014 at an average of 0.9 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 11.60 per game in 2019. The largest total in those seasons is 230 disposals, recorded in 2016.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20162023011.50
20191011611.60
20245459.00
2025131048.00
About these season figures

Compared 12 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 G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2025 QF
Brisbane Lions BRL
Geelong @ GEE
L
74-112
MCG FWD CHF 14 7 2 5 1 0 0 1 8 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 70% 86% 89 48 31 69 4 0 0 0 2 80 25 0 0 0 4 0 1 10% 0 0% 0% 2 8 3 0 0 0% 10 1 50% 0 0 10.1 0 3 4 1 —
2025 25
Brisbane Lions BRL
Hawthorn vs HAW
W
89-79
Gabba FWD CHF 14 8 6 2 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 7 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 66% 50% 83 48 31 69 4 0 2 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10% 2 100% 0% 2 8 3 0 0 0% 12 2 33.3% 0 1 -0.4 0 2 3 3 —
2025 24
Brisbane Lions BRL
Fremantle @ FRE
W
101-44
Optus Stadium FWD FPR 14 8 6 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 6 3 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 67% 63% 78 23 30 147 1 0 0 2 0 25 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 17% 0 0% 0% 2 4 4 0 0 0% 8 3 50% 0 0 1.4 1 2 4 1 —
2025 18
Brisbane Lions BRL
Port Adelaide vs PTA
W
120-92
Gabba FWD FPR 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 53% 100% 69 12 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 15.4 50 0 0 0 2 0 1 8% 0 0% 0% 0 10 3 0 0 0% 13 0 0% 0 0 1.5 0 0 1 0 —
2025 16
Brisbane Lions BRL
Geelong @ GEE
W
92-51
GMHBA Stadium FWD HFFR 14 9 5 4 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 5 6 2 2 1 0 0 -- 3 0 1 73% 67% 91 -- -- -- -- 0 1 4 1 36.4 25 3 0 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 0 0 0% 11 3 60% 0 0 4.8 0 5 5 1 —
Latest 5 of 168 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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