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Sam Docherty

Sam Docherty

Brisbane Lions / Carlton
Defender · Half Back Flank Right Retired
Career games
184
Debut
2013
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Player Information

Height 187 cm
Date of Birth 17-Oct-1993
AFL Debut 2013

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Sam Docherty made his AFL debut for Brisbane Lions in 2013 and played 184 games, including 13 for Brisbane Lions in 2013 and 171 for Carlton between 2014 and 2025.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2013 to 2025 was right half back flank. Across his recorded games, he averaged 6.5 marks and 23.0 disposals per game. He played 13 games in his debut season, averaging 3.0 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 199 marks, from 22 games in 2017 at an average of 9.0 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 28.41 per game in 2022. The largest total in those seasons is 625 disposals, recorded in 2022.

His honours include an All-Australian selection.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20222262528.41
20232358625.48
20251530420.27
About these season figures

Compared 10 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

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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 21
Carlton CAR
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
61-85
MCG MID WR 15 16 13 3 3 1 2 3 0 4 1 0 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 85% 75% 103 71 75 282 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0% 3 100% 33.3% 6 19 0 1 1 14.3% 0 9 69.2% 1 1 10.3 2 4 4 5 —
2025 20
Carlton CAR
Melbourne vs MEL
W
78-70
MCG INT INT 15 18 8 10 4 1 0 3 0 2 3 3 9 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 83% 67% 105 108 77 225 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 0% 3 33.3% 33.3% 3 14 0 0 0 0% 0 6 75% 0 1 10.4 5 5 8 1 —
2025 19
Carlton CAR
Brisbane Lions vs BRL
L
66-103
Marvel Stadium DEF HBFR 15 21 13 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 4 2 5 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 89% 62% 112 65 69 358 4 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0% 1 0% 0% 5 13 0 3 3 23.1% 0 6 46.2% 0 0 5.2 4 7 6 1 —
2025 18
Carlton CAR
Collingwood vs COL
L
59-115
MCG DEF HBFR 15 22 10 12 6 0 0 3 0 4 5 2 5 14 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 85% 73% 106 81 84 431 5 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0% 0 0% 0% 3 14 0 3 3 25% 0 5 50% 1 0 14.5 4 9 5 1 —
2025 17
Carlton CAR
Port Adelaide @ PTA
L
60-110
Adelaide Oval DEF HBFR 15 19 13 6 9 1 0 3 0 3 4 1 3 17 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 90% 79% 114 103 93 386 3 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 100% 100% 3 11 0 0 0 0% 0 9 69.2% 2 1 6.8 7 6 5 2 —
Latest 5 of 184 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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