Sam Gilbert
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Samuel Gilbert | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Southport (QAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 33, 2005 National Draft, St Kilda | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | St Kilda | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2006– | St Kilda | 179 (36) | |
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010 | Australia | 2 | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2010.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Sam Gilbert (born 19 August 1986) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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. 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.
Gilbert moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland at the age of 14, where he switched to Australian Rules at the Coolangatta-Tweed Blues, 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.
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