Samuel Jacobs

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Samuel Jacobs
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Personal information
Birth April 10, 1988 (1988-04-10) (age 20),
Recruited from Woodville-West Torrens Eagles (SA)
Height and weight 199cm/101kg
Playing career¹
Debut , vs. , at
Team(s) Carlton (2007-)

0 games, 0 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights

Samuel Jacobs (born 10 April 1988) is an Australian rules footballer who is named on the Carlton Football Club rookie list in the Australian Football League for 2007.

Jacobs was selected by Carlton with its first-round selection in the 2006/2007 AFL rookie draft (1st pick overall). At only eighteen years old, Jacobs was noted for his size (199cm tall and 101kg). He played as a ruckman at the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles in the SANFL, playing as back-up ruckman in a small number of senior games in 2006. As a rookie-listed player, he played for Carlton's VFL affiliate, the Northern Bullants, for the whole 2007 season, and remains on the rookie list at the beginning of 2008.