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--123asderfgtyuiopl (talk) 07:05, 16 October 2019 (UTC) Sam Jacobs (born 10 April 1988) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), Jacobs was selected by Carlton with pick 1 in the 2006 Rookie Draft.[citation needed] He was traded to Adelaide following the 2010 season.[1]

Contents 1	AFL career 1.1	Carlton (2007–2010) 1.2	Adelaide (2011–present) 2	Statistics 3	References 4	External links AFL career Carlton (2007–2010) As a rookie-listed player, he played for Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Bullants, for the whole 2007 and 2008 seasons. Carlton retained Jacobs as a rookie in 2009; since rookie contracts are limited to two years, Carlton was forced to delist Jacobs, then redraft him, which they did with their sixth pick (number 76 overall) in the 2008 Rookie Draft.[citation needed] Jacobs played all four pre-season games for Carlton in the 2009 NAB Cup, and was made a nominated rookie prior the 2009 season, eligible to play AFL games.[2] He made his debut in the first round of the season, against Richmond.[3] He played only four games before succumbing to plantar fasciitis, causing him to miss most of the season. He returned from injury late in the year, finishing the season with the Northern Bullants, his ruckwork instrumental in getting the Bullants into the Grand Final, which they lost.[citation needed]

After three years as a rookie, Jacobs was promoted to the senior list at the end of the 2009 season.[4] He played 13 games for the Blues and 10 for the Bullants during the 2010 season, again playing in a VFL Grand Final.[citation needed] At the end of the season, Jacobs requested to be traded back home to the Adelaide Crows.[5] On 11 October, Jacobs was traded to the Crows in exchange for draft picks 34 (used for Patrick McCarthy) and 67 (used for Andrew McInnes).[1]

Adelaide (2011–present) Jacobs played his first game for Adelaide in round 5, 2011, and held his place for the rest of the season, establishing himself as the club's premier ruckman. He ranked fifth in the league for hit-outs, averaging 32 per game.[6] Jacobs stepped up further in 2012, leading the competition in hit-outs and hit-outs to advantage, finishing fourth in the Club Champion count and winning the club's Best Team Man award, although he was surprisingly left out of the All-Australian team.[7] His season included a then-record 61 hit-outs in a match against Port Adelaide in round 15, for which he was awarded the Showdown Medal.[8]

Prior to the 2013 season, Jacobs signed a three-year contract extension keeping him at the Crows until the end of 2016.[9] Jacobs had a quieter season in 2013 but still ranked third in the competition for hit-outs.[10] In 2014 he was back to his best, leading the AFL in hit-outs to advantage and improving his presence around the ground, having more disposals, marks and rebound 50s than any other ruckman. He continued in the same fashion in 2015, setting a new club record for hit-outs in a season with 859.[6] Towards the end of the season he extended his contract by another three years, to the end of 2019.[11]

He had another standout year in 2017. He played well in Round 2 against Hawthorn then again in Round 6 against Richmond, where he dominated against Toby Nankervis, not only winning the hit-outs with a total of 50, but also getting 26 possessions, finding space in the midfield and helping to link up for the Crows.[12] Playing against Melbourne in Round 8, in the absence of All-Australian ruckman Max Gawn to oppose him, Jacobs recorded a career-high 74 hit-outs. Unfortunately, the Crows' midfield struggled, mostly due to Rory Sloane being successfully tagged by ex-Crow Bernie Vince, so his effort didn't get the team the win.[13] Jacobs continued to expand his influence outside of ruck contests, managing to get 25 disposals along with his 37 hit-outs in the Crows' Round 12 match against St Kilda.[14]

A week before Adelaide's qualifying final against Greater Western Sydney, Jacobs' older brother Aaron passed away. He played against the Giants anyway and thoroughly outplayed his direct opponent Shane Mumford.[15]

At the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season, Jacobs was traded to Greater Western Sydney.[16]

Statistics Statistics are correct to end of round 12, 2016[17] Legend G 	Goals	 B 	Behinds	 K 	Kicks	 H 	Handballs	 D 	Disposals	 M 	Marks	 T 	Tackles Season	Team	No. Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T Totals	Averages (per game) 2009	Carlton	39	4	1	0	9	24	33	12	4	0.3	0.0	2.3	6.0	8.3	3.0	1.0 2010	Carlton	39	13	2	2	53	95	148	38	53	0.2	0.2	4.1	7.3	11.4	2.9	4.1 2011	Adelaide	24	19	3	8	110	129	239	83	57	0.2	0.4	5.8	6.8	12.6	4.4	3.0 2012	Adelaide	24	2--~4	7	8	190	131	321	98	34	0.3	0.3	7.9	5.5	13.4	4.1	1.4 2013	Adelaide	24	22	4	5	143	105	248	71	42	0.2	0.2	6.5	4.8	11.3	3.2	1.9 2014	Adelaide	24	22	7	3	193	165	358	90	46	0.3	0.1	8.8	7.5	16.3	4.1	2.1 2015	Adelaide	24	23	4	6	205	151	356	97	46	0.2	0.3	8.9	6.6	15.5	4.2	2.0 2016	Adelaide	24	12	3	3	97	92	189	41	28	0.3	0.3	8.1	7.6	15.8	3.4	2.3 Career	139	31	35	1000	892	1892	530	310	0.2	0.3	7.2	6.4	13.6	3.8	2.2 References "Carlton ruckman Sam Jacobs traded to Adelaide Crows". foxsports.com.au. Fox Sports. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2016. "Blues, Hawks nominate rookies for elevation". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2016. Blake, Martin; Butler, Steve (26 March 2009). "Carlton punts on new faces". The Age. "Changes to the Carlton List for 2010". CarltonFC.com.au. Carlton Football Club. 29 October 2009. "Jacobs requests trade". CarltonFC.com.au. Carlton Football Club. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010. "Sam Jacobs - AFC.com.au". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. "Sauce puts team first". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2016. "Crows demolish Port Adelaide in Showdown". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2013. Rucci, Michelangelo (25 February 2013). "Adelaide Crows' Sam Jacobs signs on for three more years but AFL will dissect every detail of contract". The Australian. Fjeldstad, Jesper (10 December 2013). "Adelaide Crows ruckman Sam Jacobs in a bid to rediscover top form of 2012". The Advertiser. "Adelaide Crows ruckman Sam Jacobs signs three-year contract extension". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2016. Gaskin, Lee (30 April 2017). "Crows won't get complacent from the peak: Pyke". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 5 September 2017. Gaskin, Lee (14 May 2017). "More to Crows' woes than quiet Sloane: Pyke". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 5 September 2017. Gaskin, Lee (9 June 2017). "Match report: Ruthless Crows crush Saints". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 5 September 2017. Phelin, Jennifer (7 September 2017). "Five things we learned from Adelaide v GWS". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 10 September 2017. https://www.afc.com.au/news/2019-10-15/jacobs-to-the-giants "Sam Jacobs statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 June 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sam Jacobs (footballer). Sam Jacobs's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club Sam Jacobs's playing statistics from AFL Tables vte Greater Western Sydney Giants – current squad vte Showdown Medal vte 2007 AFL rookie draft vte 2009 AFL rookie draft vte 2009 AFL national draft Categories: 1988 birthsLiving peopleAdelaide Football Club playersWoodville-West Torrens Football Club playersCarlton Football Club playersNorthern Blues playersAustralian rules footballers from South Australia Navigation menu Not logged inTalkContributionsCreate accountLog inArticleTalkReadEditView historySearch Search Wikipedia Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikipedia store--~--~--~--~ Interaction Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Wikidata item Cite this page In other projects Wikimedia Commons Print/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable version

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