Sam Walsh

Carlton

MidfielderRover #18 Active

Career games: 158
Debut: 2019

Player Information

Height 184 cm

Age 26 years

Date of Birth 2-Jul-2000

AFL Debut 2019

Drafted: Pick #1 — 2018 National Draft by Carlton

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Sam Walsh made his AFL debut for Carlton in 2019 and has played 158 games for the club. Carlton selected him with pick 1 in the 2018 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was rover. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 27.7 disposals and 4.0 clearances per game. He played 22 games in his debut season, averaging 25.2 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 727 disposals, from 25 games in 2026 at an average of 29.1 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 32.10 per game in 2022.

He won the Rising Star award in his debut season. His honours include an All-Australian selection.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2026	25	727	29.08
2022	20	642	32.10
2025	14	368	26.29

About these season figures

Compared 8 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	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	M50	IM	BO	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	CC	SCL	TO	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	CBA	KI%	EK	KE%	MOL	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	EF	CAR	@ GEE	L	74-107	MCG	MID	RR	18	29	12	17	4	0	1	5	7	2	4	11	17	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	78%	55%	100	95	100	485	10	3	1	10	5	62.1%	1	100%	0%	7	16	18	0%	4	33.3%	1	11.3	3	11	11	3	—
2026	WC	CAR	@ MEL	W	74-55	MCG	MID	RR	18	39	17	22	6	0	0	3	5	2	7	17	22	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	80%	72%	92	125	125	389	12	2	5	6	7	70%	0	0%	0%	8	17	14	0%	10	58.8%	0	14.5	9	16	12	2	—
2026	24	CAR	vs FRE	W	119-82	Marvel Stadium	MID	ROV	18	32	16	16	4	1	1	1	4	1	8	13	19	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	75%	75%	92	122	100	492	10	4	4	4	3	73.5%	2	100%	50%	8	11	25	0%	10	62.5%	0	18.8	5	13	11	3	—
2026	23	CAR	@ WBD	D	82-82	Marvel Stadium	MID	ROV	18	33	17	16	5	0	0	4	3	1	2	8	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	77%	76%	94	112	114	318	8	1	1	4	0	85.7%	0	0%	0%	5	21	24	0%	16	94.1%	1	16.3	6	16	8	2	—
2026	22	CAR	@ STK	W	106-62	Marvel Stadium	MID	ROV	18	26	12	14	4	1	0	2	6	1	7	10	16	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	80%	81%	98	83	90	383	6	5	2	3	1	89.3%	3	33.3%	33.3%	8	16	25	0%	8	66.7%	0	12.6	2	10	10	4	—