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Sam Jacobs

Sam Jacobs

Carlton / Adelaide / Greater Western Sydney
Ruck Retired
Career games
208
Debut
2009
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Player Information

Height 200 cm
Date of Birth 10-Apr-1988
AFL Debut 2009

Player bio

A career in numbers

Sam Jacobs made his AFL debut for Carlton in 2009 and played 208 games, including 17 for Carlton between 2009 and 2010, 184 for Adelaide between 2011 and 2019 and 7 for Greater Western Sydney in 2020.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2020 was ruck. Across his recorded games, he averaged 32.6 hitouts and 2.3 clearances per game. His highest recorded season total was 996 hitouts, from 25 games in 2017 at an average of 39.8 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 16.27 per game in 2014. The largest total in those seasons is 360 disposals, recorded in 2017.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20172536014.40
20142235816.27
201955711.40
20207578.14
About these season figures

Compared 11 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
2020 16
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Adelaide @ ADE
L
47-59
Adelaide Oval RUC RUC 10 14 8 6 4 1 0 7 20 1 3 2 11 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 81% 57% 81 127 102 144 7 0 2 1 6 30.3 30 2 2 50 1 0 4 -- 1 100% 100% 2 12 -- -- -- -- -- 3 37.5% 0 0 18.4 4 5 4 2 —
2020 12
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Sydney @ SYD
L
25-66
Optus Stadium RUC RUC 10 10 4 6 2 0 0 1 25 1 1 3 6 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 77% 50% 77 84 57 96 5 0 3 2 11 45.5 44 2 2 0 3 0 3 -- 0 0% 0% 0 7 -- -- -- -- -- 2 50% 0 0 7.9 1 5 2 1 —
2020 9
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Gold Coast @ GCS
W
61-35
People First Stadium RUC RUC 10 7 5 2 3 0 0 2 18 2 0 2 7 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 7 0 0 87% 100% 83 104 55 62 2 1 1 0 6 50 33.3 6 0 0 0 0 3 -- 0 0% 0% 2 5 -- -- -- -- -- 5 100% 1 0 13 2 3 2 1 —
2020 8
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Richmond vs RIC
W
62-50
GIANTS Stadium RUC RUC 10 5 3 2 2 1 0 2 25 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 76% 60% 80 74 55 55 2 1 1 3 7 37.3 28 1 0 0 2 0 0 -- 1 100% 100% 5 3 -- -- -- -- -- 2 66.7% 0 0 8.3 1 2 0 1 —
2020 3
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Western Bulldogs @ WBD
L
33-57
Marvel Stadium RUC RUC 10 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 24 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 84% 83% 79 95 43 68 3 1 3 2 10 58.5 41.7 3 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 3 3 -- -- -- -- -- 3 75% 0 0 9.9 1 3 2 0 —
Latest 5 of 208 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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