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Sam Shaw

Sam Shaw

Adelaide
Defender · Back Pocket Left Retired
Career games
24
Debut
2012
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Player Information

Height 193 cm
Date of Birth 5-Apr-1991
AFL Debut 2012

Player bio

A career in numbers

Sam Shaw made his AFL debut for Adelaide in 2012 and played 24 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2015.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2015 was left back pocket. Across his recorded games, he averaged 3.7 marks and 11.3 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 56 marks, from 14 games in 2012 at an average of 4.0 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 11.79 per game in 2012. The largest total in those seasons is 165 disposals, recorded in 2012.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20121416511.79
201466510.83
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
2015 21
Adelaide ADE
Brisbane Lions vs BRL
W
131-44
Adelaide Oval DEF BPL 34 7 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 98% 71% 119 25 25 131 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 25 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 2 5 -- -- -- -- -- 3 60% 0 0 3.2 1 3 2 0 —
2015 17
Adelaide ADE
Gold Coast vs GCS
W
125-80
Adelaide Oval DEF BPL 34 14 7 7 4 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 7 6 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 1 96% 71% 122 54 52 179 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 5 40 0 0 8 -- 0 0% 0% 1 6 -- -- -- -- -- 5 71.4% 0 0 9 3 5 4 1 —
2014 21
Adelaide ADE
Richmond vs RIC
L
69-79
Adelaide Oval DEF CHB 34 9 7 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 5 0 3 6 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 74% 67% 97 45 44 253 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 1 12 -- -- -- -- -- 4 57.1% 0 0 3.2 6 1 2 0 —
2014 7
Adelaide ADE
Melbourne vs MEL
L
67-70
Adelaide Oval DEF BPL 34 6 4 2 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 88% 0% 107 25 37 196 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 100 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 0 13 -- -- -- -- -- 0 0% 0 0 3.4 1 3 2 0 —
2014 6
Adelaide ADE
Western Bulldogs @ WBD
W
92-83
Marvel Stadium DEF BPL 34 10 6 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 69% 80% 80 34 41 143 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 -- 0 0% 0% 2 2 -- -- -- -- -- 5 83.3% 0 0 4.2 3 5 2 0 —
Latest 5 of 24 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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