Sam Flanders

St Kilda

MidfielderRuck Rover #9 Active

Career games: 101
Debut: 2020

Player Information

Height 182 cm

Age 25 years

Date of Birth 24-Jul-2001

AFL Debut 2020

Drafted: Pick #11 — 2019 National Draft by Gold Coast

Player bio

A career in numbers

Sam Flanders made his AFL debut for Gold Coast in 2020 and has played 101 games, including 89 for Gold Coast between 2020 and 2025 and 12 for St Kilda in 2026. Gold Coast selected him with pick 11 in the 2019 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 20.2 disposals and 2.3 clearances per game. He played 5 games in his debut season, averaging 6.2 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 680 disposals, from 22 games in 2024 at an average of 30.9 per game. 2024 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete disposal records.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2024	22	680	30.91
2025	23	430	18.70
2026	12	278	23.17

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

Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	POS	APOS	#	D	K	HB	M	B	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	M50	IM	1%	BO	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	SCL	TO	SP	CD1	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	CBA	KI	KIPO	KI%	EK	KE%	MOL	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	12	STK	vs HAW	L	67-119	Marvel Stadium	MID	RR	9	9	5	4	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27%	67%	33	39	36	97	1	0	2	0	0	2	0%	0	0%	0%	1	7	0	1	1	10%	4	80%	0	0	1.9	2	5	1	0	—
2026	11	STK	@ FRE	L	74-104	Optus Stadium	MID	RR	9	25	16	9	7	0	7	1	5	1	6	18	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	84%	76%	102	111	117	347	4	1	7	1	0	3	0%	0	0%	0%	3	17	0	2	2	25%	12	75%	0	0	9.1	13	9	2	0	—
2026	10	STK	vs RIC	W	109-73	Marvel Stadium	MID	RR	9	28	15	13	9	1	3	5	2	3	5	22	2	1	1	1	1	2	6	0	80%	82%	98	110	109	443	5	3	4	2	0	3	0%	1	100%	0%	5	6	0	1	1	14.3%	10	66.7%	1	0	11.2	7	12	7	1	—
2026	9	STK	@ GCS	L	60-89	Marrara Oval	MID	RR	9	28	21	7	7	0	5	8	3	1	2	23	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	82%	75%	97	120	119	784	0	1	8	0	0	2	52%	0	0%	0%	6	16	13	2	2	18.2%	14	66.7%	3	1	8.4	5	11	9	0	—
2026	8	STK	@ CAR	W	108-69	Marvel Stadium	MID	RR	9	18	9	9	6	0	3	4	1	1	4	12	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	79%	83%	96	69	73	262	3	1	1	1	2	4	25%	0	0%	0%	4	13	7	2	2	13.3%	6	66.7%	0	0	11.1	5	5	6	0	—