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.
| Sam Virgo | |||
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 Virgo playing for Brisbane in March 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Samantha Virgo | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1987[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 vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields | ||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back flank | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2019 | Brisbane | 15 (0) | |
| 2020–2021 | Gold Coast | 14 (3) | |
| Total | 29 (3) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editVirgo 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
editBrisbane
editVirgo 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
editFollowing 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
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | Gold Coast | 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 | Gold Coast | 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
edit- ^ a b "SAMANTHA VIRGO". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Wiles, Andrew (5 November 2015). "Virgo takes out Griffith-Moorooka B&F". AFL Queensland. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "WATCH: Virgo shares the B&F". AFL Queensland. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Negrepontis, Nic (12 October 2016). "AFL Women's Draft: Names you'll need to know for 2017". Footy Prophet. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Emma Zielke named as Brisbane Lions' inaugural AFLW Captain". Brisbane Lions. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "AFLW 2017 round one: Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions". Herald Sun. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "AFLW MVP Nominations Revealed". AFL Players Association. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (28 March 2017). "Lions, Crows dominate AFLW All Australian team - AFL.com.au". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Suns signing bonanza: Gold Coast ravage AFLW rival as three players see the light". Gold Coast Bulletin. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Reilly, Eliza (4 February 2020). "Sam Virgo and Leah Kaslar will serve as the Gold Coast Suns inaugural AFLW captains". Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Thank You Sam". Gold Coast Suns. Telstra Media. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Sam Virgo at AustralianFootball.com
External links
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- Sam Virgo's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Sam Virgo at AustralianFootball.com