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A career in numbersSam Durham made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2021 and has played 111 games for the club. Essendon selected him with pick 9 in the 2021 mid-season draft.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was centre. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 18.7 disposals and 3.0 clearances per game. He played 7 games in his debut season, averaging 14.1 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 470 disposals, from 22 games in 2024 at an average of 21.4 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 21.85 per game in 2025.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | 470 | 21.36 |
| 2025 | 20 | 437 | 21.85 |
| 2026 | 20 | 402 | 20.10 |
About these season figures
Compared 6 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 | 22 |
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GEE
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L | GMHBA Stadium | MID | C | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 62% | 95 | 67 | 51 | 201 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 0% | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 6 | 66.7% | 0 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | ||
| 2026 | 21 |
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ADE
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L | Marvel Stadium | MID | C | 22 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83% | 71% | 105 | 87 | 90 | 251 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69.4% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 5 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 7 | 63.6% | 1 | 2 | 9.8 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 | — | ||
| 2026 | 20 |
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HAW
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L | MCG | MID | C | 22 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86% | 71% | 109 | 73 | 70 | 157 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 57.1% | 2 | 100% | 0% | 6 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 3 | 60% | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | ||
| 2026 | 19 |
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GWS
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W | Marvel Stadium | MID | C | 22 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 84% | 80% | 102 | 113 | 79 | 443 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 81.8% | 1 | 100% | 0% | 6 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 8 | 72.7% | 1 | 1 | 13.5 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | ||
| 2026 | 18 |
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BRL
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L | Gabba | MID | C | 22 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81% | 86% | 102 | 106 | 77 | 413 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.6% | 1 | 100% | 100% | 6 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 12 | 80% | 2 | 0 | 12.3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | — |
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