Sam Virgo

Samantha Virgo (born 20 February 1987) is an Australian rules footballer playing for and co-captaining Gold Coast in the AFL Women's. She formerly played 15 games over three seasons with Brisbane.

Sam Virgo
Virgo playing for Brisbane in March 2017
Personal information
Full name Samantha Virgo
Date of birth (1987-02-20) 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
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 22
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2019 Brisbane 15 (0)
2020– Gold Coast 07 (0)
Total 22 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Career highlights

AFLW

  • AFLW All Australian team (2017)

QWAFL

  • 2016 QWAFL League Best & Fairest
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Virgo 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

Brisbane

Virgo 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. She returned to playing for the 2019 season as one of three vice-captains under Kaslar.

Gold Coast

Following the 2019 season, Virgo joined the Gold Coast.[11] She was appointed co-captain in January 2020.[12]

References
  1. "SAMANTHA VIRGO". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. Wiles, Andrew (5 November 2015). "Virgo takes out Griffith-Moorooka B&F". AFL Queensland. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. "WATCH: Virgo shares the B&F". AFL Queensland. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. Negrepontis, Nic (12 October 2016). "AFL Women's Draft: Names you'll need to know for 2017". Footy Prophet. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  6. "Emma Zielke named as Brisbane Lions' inaugural AFLW Captain". Brisbane Lions. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  7. "AFLW 2017 round one: Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions". Herald Sun. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  8. "AFLW MVP Nominations Revealed". AFL Players Association. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  9. Navaratnam, Dinny (28 March 2017). "Lions, Crows dominate AFLW All Australian team - AFL.com.au". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  10. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  11. "Suns signing bonanza: Gold Coast ravage AFLW rival as three players see the light". Gold Coast Bulletin. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  12. 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.