Sam Virgo

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Sam Virgo
File:Samantha Virgo 19.03.17.jpg
Virgo playing for Brisbane in March 2017
Personal information
Full name Samantha Virgo
Date of birth (1987-02-20) 20 February 1987 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Blackwood, South Australia
Original team(s) Yeronga South Brisbane (QWAFL)[2]
Draft No. 66, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Brisbane
v. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Position(s) Half-back flank
Career highlights

AFLW

QWAFL

  • 2016 QWAFL League Best & Fairest

Samantha Virgo (born 20 February 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane and Gold Coast in the AFL Women's. She was selected in the All-Australian team in 2017, and co-captained Gold Coast from 2020 to 2021.

Early life

Virgo was born in 1987 in Blackwood, South Australia. She won the club best and fairest at Griffith-Moorooka in 2015 and was equal winner of the Queensland Women's AFL (QWAFL) best and fairest in 2016 while playing at Yeronga South Brisbane.[3][4]

AFLW career

Brisbane

Virgo was recruited by Brisbane with the number 66 pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[5] She was announced as one of the Brisbane Lions' "values leaders" to assist captain Emma Zielke alongside Emily Bates, Sabrina Frederick-Traub and Leah Kaslar in January 2017.[6] She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017.[7] She was nominated by her teammates for the 2017 AFLW Players' most valuable player award,[8] and was also listed in the 2017 All-Australian team.[9]

Brisbane signed Virgo for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[10] She missed that season through injury, and instead acted as team manager for the Lions.[citation needed] She returned to playing for the 2019 season as one of three vice-captains under Kaslar.[citation needed]

Gold Coast

Following the 2019 season, Virgo joined Gold Coast.[11] She was appointed co-captain in January 2020.[12] Virgo retired at the end of the 2021 season.[13]

Statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks

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Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Brisbane 5 8 0 0 52 26 78 14 23 0.0 0.0 6.5 3.3 9.8 1.8 2.9 0
2018 Brisbane 5 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
2019 Brisbane 5 7 0 0 39 23 62 13 15 0.0 0.0 5.6 3.3 8.9 1.9 2.1 0
2020 Template:AFLW GC 22 7 0 0 42 14 56 9 8 0.0 0.0 6.0 2.0 8.0 1.3 1.1 0
2021 Template:AFLW GC 22 7 3 1 41 16 57 24 9 0.4 0.1 5.9 2.3 8.1 3.4 1.3 0
Career[14] 29 3 1 174 79 253 60 55 0.1 0.0 6.0 2.7 8.7 2.1 1.9 0

References

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External links

Template:Gold Coast Suns captains

Template:Inaugural Gold Coast AFL Women's team

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  14. ↑ Sam Virgo's profile from AustralianFootball.com
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