Sam Kerridge

Sam Kerridge (born 26 April 1993) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Adelaide and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited with pick 27 in the 2011 National Draft.^[1]

Sam Kerridge
Kerridge playing for Carlton in April 2018
Personal information
Full name	Sam Kerridge
Nickname(s)	Kedge
Date of birth	(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Mildura, Victoria
Original team(s)	Mildura (SFL) Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 27, 2011 National Draft, Adelaide
Debut	Round 3, 2012, Adelaide vs. Hawthorn, at MCG
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder, tagger, small forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012–2015	Adelaide	27 (23)
2016–2018	Carlton	42 (12)
Total		69 (35)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
2013 AFL Rising Star nominee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Kerridge made his AFL debut in Round 3, 2012, against Hawthorn, starting as the substitute, and did not play another game in a successful year for the side. In 2013, Kerridge played 11 games and established himself as one of Adelaide's main taggers, nullifying the impact of key opposition players including Chris Judd, Ryan Griffen and Grant Birchall.^[2] He also showed promise as an offensive player, most notable against North Melbourne in round 9 where he helped the Crows claim a thrilling come from behind win with 6 goals and 24 disposals, for which he was awarded an AFL Rising Star nomination.^[3][4]

Kerridge played 14 games in 2014 either side of a mid-season foot injury. He continued to rotate between tagging duties (in the absence of regular tagger Nathan van Berlo) and an opportunist small forward role. His best performance was against North Melbourne once more, in round 13, when he kicked four goals.^[4]

In October 2015, Kerridge was traded to the Carlton Football Club along with pick 28 in exchange for Troy Menzel.^[5] He immediately found a regular place in the Carlton midfield, playing all but one game for the season and finishing tenth in the best and fairest.^[6]

Statistics

^[7]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2012	Adelaide	29	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0
2013	Adelaide	29	11	13	5	82	79	161	55	31	1.2	0.5	7.5	7.2	14.6	5.0	2.8
2014	Adelaide	17	14	10	1	72	84	156	33	52	0.7	0.1	5.1	6.0	11.1	2.4	3.7
Career			26	23	6	154	166	320	88	83	0.9	0.2	5.9	6.4	12.3	3.4	3.2