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Sam Gibson

Sam Gibson

North Melbourne / Adelaide
Midfielder · Wing Left Retired
Career games
135
Debut
2012
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Player Information

Height 185 cm
Date of Birth 27-May-1986
AFL Debut 2012

Player bio

A career in numbers

Sam Gibson made his AFL debut for North Melbourne in 2012 and played 135 games, including 130 for North Melbourne between 2012 and 2017 and 5 for Adelaide in 2018.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2013 to 2018 was left wing. Across his recorded games, he averaged 22.2 disposals and 5.3 marks per game. He played 13 games in his debut season, averaging 21.6 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 615 disposals, from 25 games in 2014 at an average of 24.6 per game. 2014 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete disposal records.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20142561524.60
20172248622.09
2018511322.60
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 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
2018 13
Adelaide ADE
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
32-88
MCG MID WL 20 23 12 11 5 0 0 1 0 2 3 3 9 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66% 78% 77 82 78 242 8 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -- 0 0% 0% 2 5 -- -- -- -- -- 9 75% 0 0 9.3 10 6 4 1 —
2018 12
Adelaide ADE
Fremantle @ FRE
L
68-71
Optus Stadium INT INT 20 23 18 5 7 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 8 16 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 84% 74% 97 87 94 369 7 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -- 2 50% 50% 4 11 -- -- -- -- -- 12 66.7% 0 0 9.5 5 13 4 2 —
2018 11
Adelaide ADE
Greater Western Sydney vs GWS
L
81-97
Adelaide Oval INT INT 20 25 14 11 5 0 1 3 0 4 1 2 10 16 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80% 56% 100 93 93 355 8 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 1 100% 0% 6 10 -- -- -- -- -- 8 57.1% 0 0 6.2 1 16 4 5 —
2018 10
Adelaide ADE
Melbourne @ MEL
L
55-146
Traeger Park MID WR 20 22 12 10 3 1 0 4 0 1 2 1 7 15 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 81% 59% 96 69 85 252 5 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 100 4 -- 1 100% 100% 2 13 -- -- -- -- -- 7 58.3% 0 0 6.8 6 7 7 2 —
2018 9
Adelaide ADE
Western Bulldogs vs WBD
W
63-26
Adelaide Oval MID WR 20 20 11 9 2 0 0 8 0 1 1 5 11 11 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 80% 50% 95 80 84 233 10 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 1 0% 0% 1 21 -- -- -- -- -- 4 36.4% 0 2 8.7 3 12 4 3 —
Latest 5 of 135 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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