Sam Draper
- Career games
- 104
- Debut
- 2020
Player Information
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Player bio
A career in numbersSam Draper made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2020 and has played 104 games, including 78 for Essendon between 2020 and 2025 and 26 for Brisbane Lions in 2026. Essendon selected him with pick 1 in the 2016 rookie draft.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was ruck. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 21.4 hitouts and 3.6 clearances per game. He played 8 games in his debut season, averaging 18.4 hitouts per game. His highest recorded season total is 551 hitouts, from 26 games in 2026 at an average of 21.2 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 13.40 per game in 2025. The largest total in those seasons is 260 disposals, recorded in 2026.
His honours include a premiership in 2026.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 260 | 10.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 |
About these season figures
Compared 7 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
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# | 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 |
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| 2026 | GF |
@
FRE
|
W | MCG | RUC | RUC | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72% | 36% | 89 | 51 | 65 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27.4 | 11.8 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80% | 1 | 100% | 100% | 2 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 62 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | ||
| 2026 | PF |
@
HAW
|
W | MCG | RUC | RUC | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63% | 33% | 85 | 61 | 55 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 45.6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59.5% | 1 | 0% | 0% | 6 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 57 | 2 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | ||
| 2026 | SF |
vs
ADE
|
W | Gabba | RUC | RUC | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55% | 67% | 72 | 48 | 44 | 205 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 33.3 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 54.1% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 42 | 3 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | ||
| 2026 | QF |
@
SYD
|
L | S.C.G. | RUC | RUC | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60% | 88% | 80 | 77 | 65 | 220 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52.8% | 1 | 100% | 100% | 4 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 60 | 5 | 83.3% | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | ||
| 2026 | 24 |
@
COL
|
W | MCG | RUC | RUC | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66% | 50% | 89 | 80 | 85 | 328 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 41.8 | 35.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67.4% | 2 | 100% | 50% | 5 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 67 | 4 | 36.4% | 0 | 0 | 16.6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — |
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