Samuel Fisher
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Personal information | |
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Birth | July 10, 1982 , |
Recruited from | West Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) |
Height and weight | 191cm / 88kg |
Playing career¹ | |
Debut | Round 7, May 8, 2004, St Kilda vs. Fremantle, at Subiaco Oval |
Team(s) | St Kilda (2004-)
81 games, 5 goals |
¹ Statistics to end of Round 10, 2008 season | |
Career highlights | |
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Samuel "Sam" Fisher (born July 10, 1982) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
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[edit] Football career
The versatile defender was selected as pick number 55 in the 2003 AFL Draft. He was 21 years of age when first recruited from West Adelaide, and made his debut in 2004 following some injuries to other key defenders.
In 2005, Fisher took a major step in his career and improved dramatically to hold down a spot of his own in the Saints' defence. He generally played on the third best forward of the opposition, and began to provide terrific run from the half-back line. In 2006, Fisher played every match and racked up 421 disposals for the season [1]. His run and carry from the half-back line was critical to St Kilda's 6th-place finish, and Fisher finish 3rd in the St Kilda Best & Fairest in 2006 [2].
[edit] 2007 season
Injuries to other key defenders at the start of the 2007 season saw Fisher assume the mantle at full-back. He performed strongly against the power forwards of the competition, before injuring his hamstring in Round 4. Fisher returned in Round 7, and was able to resume his attacking position across half-back in the second half of the year. He finished off the year strongly, and was nominated in the backline in the squad of 40 players for the All-Australian Team in 2007 [3]. Fisher was ranked 8th in total marks, 17th in kicks per game, and second in marks per game.
Fisher signed a two-year contract extension in September 2007, which will see him at the Saints until the end of 2010 [4].
[edit] Golf career
Between the ages of 17 and 19 Fisher was a promising junior golfer, and played off a handicap of scratch.[citation needed] However, Fisher gave golf away for his AFL career.
[edit] External links
- Samuel Fisher profile on the Official AFL Website of the St Kilda Football Club
- Samuel Fisher's statistics from AFL Tables
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