Sam Gilbert

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Sam Gilbert

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Gilbert
Date of birth	(1986-08-19) 19 August 1986
Place of birth	New South Wales
Original team	Southport (QAFL)
Draft	#33, 2005 National Draft, St Kilda
Height/Weight	194cm / 90kg
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	St Kilda
Number	19
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–	St Kilda	140 (29)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2010	Australia	2
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season.

Sam Gilbert (born 19 August 1986) is a professional Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Gilbert is a rugby league convert who didn’t start playing AFL until he was 16 years old. He began at Tweed Coolangatta JAFC before switching to Southport to play in the AFLQ State League.

Gilbert had a rugby league background, spending his junior days playing for the Bilambil Jets in the Group 18 Rugby League on the New South Wales Northern Coast.^[1] His grandfather (Jack Gilbert) and great grandfather (Herb Gilbert) played for St. George Dragons in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership. Herb was also a dual-code rugby international who captained Australia at rugby league.^[2]

Gilbert moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland at the age of 14, where he switched to Australian Rules at the Coolangatta-Tweed Blues,^[3] before moving to Southport, Queensland. He attracted the eye of talent scouts after impressing at Southport Sharks and in the Queensland Scorpions Representative Side.

Gilbert is a cousin of Larry Davidson, a basketball player in the NBL.

AFL career

2006 season

Gilbert was selected by the Saints with pick No.33 in the 2005 AFL Draft. He made his debut for St Kilda in Round 8, 2006 against Carlton.

Gilbert played only one further match in 2006, failing to make a big impact.

His rugby background has led to his physical approach and strong sidestepping and tackling ability.^[4]

2007 season

The 2007 season brought further opportunities for Gilbert and he was included for the Round 5 match against Port Adelaide Power, after improved form in St Kilda's VFL affiliated team, the Casey Scorpions. Setting the pattern for his team mates, Gilbert laid seven tackles. He held his spot in the side and improved under coach Ross Lyon, playing every game for the rest of the year.

Gilbert was drafted as a key defender, but his agility and speed has allowed him to play through the midfield and up forward.

2008 season

Gilbert played in St Kilda’s 2008 NAB Cup winning side - the club's third pre-season cup win.^[5]^[6]

After a statistically strong performance in Round 16, in which Gilbert had 16 kicks, 12 marks and 6 handballs, he was awarded the AFL Rising Star Nomination for that round.^[7]

2009 season

Gilbert played in 19 of 22 matches in the 2009 home and away rounds. St Kilda qualified in first position for the 2009 finals series, winning the club’s third minor premiership.^[8]

St Kilda qualified for 2009 AFL Grand Final after qualifying and preiminary finals wins. Gilbert played in the grand final in which St Kilda were defeated by 12 points.

2010 season

Gilbert played in 26 games in 2010, including four finals matches, and finished 3rd in St Kilda's Best & Fairest Award (Trevor Barker Medal).

As of the end of the 2010 season, Gilbert had played in 10 AFL finals matches including three grand finals.

References

↑ Defender Sam Gilbert helps lead St Kilda charge towards AFL Premiership Andrew Hamilton for The Courier-Mail September 24, 2009
↑ League Boy a St Kilda Star
↑ Winning Change for Gilbert
↑ Edmund, Sam (11 July 2009). "Sam Gilbert, the code breaker".
↑ "St Kilda wins NAB cup". The Age. March 8, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
↑ "Saints are NAB Cup Champions in 2008". Jeld-Wen. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
↑ AFL Rising Star Round 16
↑ "2009 Season Scores and Results - Ladder". AFL Tables. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-08.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Kilda Football Club.

Sam Gilbert's profile on the official website of the St Kilda Football Club
Sam Gilbert's statistics from AFL Tables

St Kilda Football Club – current squad

1 Hickey
2 Siposs
3 Steven
4 Jones
5 Savage
6 Ross
7 Hayes
8 Dennis-Lane
9 Lee
10 Markworth
11 Montagna
12 Riewoldt (c)
13 Schneider
14 Geary
15 Billings
16 Newnes
17 Roberton
18 Longer
19 Gilbert
20 Armitage
21 Delaney
22 Ray
23 White
24 Dempster
25 Fisher
26 Curren
27 Bruce
28 Stanley
29 Webster
30 Murdoch
31 Simpkin
32 Milera
33 Gwilt
34 Wright
35 Saunders
36 Dunstan
37 Maister
38 Dunell
39 Shenton*
40 Acres
41 Minchington*
42 Pierce
43 Templeton*
44 Weller*
45 Holmes*
46 Baker-Thomas*

Coach: Richardson

* denotes Rookie Listed players

v t e 2007 AFL Rising Star nominees

Rd 1: Ryder Rd 2: Wood Rd 3: Hawkins Rd 4: Pendlebury Rd 5: Selwood Rd 6: Petterd Rd 7: Smith Rd 8: Higgins Rd 9: Clark Rd 10: Gibbs Rd 11: Hurn Rd 12: Gray Rd 13: Clarke Rd 14: McMahon Rd 15: Westhoff Rd 16: Gilbert Rd 17: Jones Rd 18: Williams Rd 19: Boak Rd 20: LeCras Rd 21: Goldsack Rd 22: Thursfield

v t e Australian squad – 2010 International Rules Series

Captain: Goodes Banfield Betts Boyd Cross Dangerfield Duffield Fletcher Frawley Gibbs Gilbert Goldsack Green Ibbotson Jack McVeigh Montagna Riewoldt Simpson Swan Varcoe Wojcinski Picken Coach: Malthouse

v t e 2005 AFL National Draft

First round	1. Marc Murphy (PP) 2. Dale Thomas (PP) 3. Xavier Ellis (PP) 4. Josh Kennedy 5. Scott Pendlebury 6. Beau Dowler 7. Paddy Ryder 8. Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls 9. Mitch Clark 10. Marcus Drum 11. Shaun Higgins 12. Nathan Jones 13. Shannon Hurn 14. Grant Birchall 15. Travis Varcoe 16. Richard Douglas 17. Darren Pfeiffer 18. Max Bailey 19. Courtenay Dempsey

Second round	20. Paul Bower 21. Danny Stanley 22. Beau Muston 23. Ryan Cook 24. Cleve Hughes 25. Wayde Mills 26. Garrick Ibbotson 27. Dylan Addison 28. Matt Riggio 29. Ben McKinley 30. Nick Lower 31. Trent West 32. Bernie Vince 33. Samuel Gilbert 34. Matthew Spangher 35. Stephen Owen

Third round	36. Jake Edwards 37. Jack Anthony 38. Travis Tuck (F/S) 39. Jay Neagle (F/S) 40. Travis Casserly 41. Rhan Hooper 42. Robert Warnock 43. Andrew Swallow 44. Alipate Carlile 45. Kasey Green 46. Travis Baird 47. Ryan Gamble 48. Alan Obst 49. Michael Rix 50. Sam Lonergan

Fourth round	51. Matthew Laidlaw 53. Simon Buckley 54. Kristin Thornton 55. Brett Montgomery 56. Joel Patfull 57. Michael West 58. Hugh Minson 59. Ryan Brabazon 60. Clint Bartram 61. Mathew Stokes 63. Phillip Raymond

Fifth round	66. Austin Lucy 68. Heath Neville 69. Tim Hutchison 70. Jonathan Giles 71. Justin Sweeney

Persondata
Name	Gilbert, Sam
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	19 August 1986
Place of birth	New South Wales
Date of death
Place of death

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