Sam Virgo

Samantha Virgo (born 20 February 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane and Gold Coast in the AFL Women's. She was selected in the All-Australian team in 2017, and co-captained Gold Coast from 2020 to 2021.

Sam Virgo
Virgo playing for Brisbane in March 2017
Personal information
Full name	Samantha Virgo
Date of birth	(1987-02-20) 20 February 1987 (age 38)[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
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2019	Brisbane	15 (0)
2020–2021	Gold Coast	14 (3)
Total		29 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Career highlights
AFLW Gold Coast co-captain (2020–21) AFLW All Australian team (2017) Gold Coast leading goalkicker (2021) 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.^{[citation needed]} She returned to playing for the 2019 season as one of three vice-captains under Kaslar.^{[citation needed]}

Gold Coast

Following the 2019 season, Virgo joined Gold Coast.^[11] She was appointed co-captain in January 2020.^[12] Virgo retired at the end of the 2021 season.^[13]

Statistics

Legend

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

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Brisbane	5	8	0	0	52	26	78	14	23	0.0	0.0	6.5	3.3	9.8	1.8	2.9	0
2018	Brisbane	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2019	Brisbane	5	7	0	0	39	23	62	13	15	0.0	0.0	5.6	3.3	8.9	1.9	2.1	0
2020	Gold Coast	22	7	0	0	42	14	56	9	8	0.0	0.0	6.0	2.0	8.0	1.3	1.1	0
2021	Gold Coast	22	7	3	1	41	16	57	24	9	0.4	0.1	5.9	2.3	8.1	3.4	1.3	0
Career[14]			29	3	1	174	79	253	60	55	0.1	0.0	6.0	2.7	8.7	2.1	1.9	0