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Sam Naismith

Sam Naismith

Sydney / Richmond
Ruck Retired
Career games
33
Debut
2014
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Player Information

Height 206 cm
Date of Birth 16-Jul-1992
AFL Debut 2014

Player bio

A career in numbers

Sam Naismith made his AFL debut for Sydney in 2014 and played 33 games, including 30 for Sydney between 2014 and 2020 and 3 for Richmond in 2024.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2014 to 2024 was ruck. Across his recorded games, he averaged 24.3 hitouts and 2.2 clearances per game. His highest recorded season total was 419 hitouts, from 15 games in 2017 at an average of 27.9 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 9.17 per game in 2016. The largest total in those seasons is 133 disposals, recorded in 2017.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
2017151338.87
2016121109.17
About these season figures

Compared 2 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
2024 9
Richmond RIC
Fremantle vs FRE
L
49-103
MCG INT INT 24 6 1 5 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 45% 100% 51 45 30 0 1 0 1 0 0 26.7 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12% 0 0% 0% 6 4 3 0 0 0% 15 1 100% 1 0 3.9 0 3 2 2 —
2024 8
Richmond RIC
Melbourne vs MEL
L
42-85
MCG FWD FPL 24 9 3 6 4 0 0 2 9 0 0 2 6 4 4 1 3 1 2 0 4 0 0 81% 44% 93 44 42 68 2 0 2 3 3 34.6 33.3 4 0 0 2 0 0 29% 2 0% 0% 1 10 6 0 0 0% 26 1 33.3% 1 1 2 0 5 2 3 —
2024 1
Richmond RIC
Gold Coast @ GCS
L
60-99
People First Stadium RUC RUC 24 11 5 6 1 0 0 3 25 1 1 7 9 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 76% 64% 93 93 71 128 2 1 6 3 8 45.5 32 6 0 0 0 0 1 67% 0 0% 0% 1 13 18 0 0 0% 55 3 60% 0 0 11.4 3 6 2 0 —
2020 4
Sydney SYD
Western Bulldogs vs WBD
L
39-67
S.C.G. FWD CHF 10 8 6 2 4 0 0 5 25 3 1 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 63% 63% 62 79 76 116 1 0 1 2 6 59.5 24 2 1 100 0 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 1 12 -- -- -- -- -- 3 50% 1 2 6.4 2 2 2 0 —
2020 1
Sydney SYD
Adelaide @ ADE
W
74-71
Adelaide Oval RUC RUC 10 11 9 2 1 0 0 4 28 3 3 5 8 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 84% 64% 85 121 78 241 4 2 3 2 10 48.3 35.7 1 1 100 0 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 5 10 -- -- -- -- -- 5 55.6% 0 0 17.3 2 6 3 0 —
Latest 5 of 33 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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