Sam Switkowski

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Sam Switkowski
Personal information
Full name Samuel Switkowski
Nickname(s) Switta
Date of birth (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 26)
Original team(s) Box Hill Hawks (VFL)
Draft No. 73, 2017 national draft
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Fremantle 46 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Semi Final 2022.
Career highlights

Sam Switkowski (born 20 November 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early career[edit]

Switkowski attended school at Eltham College. He played for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup Under 18s competition, winning their best and fairest award in 2014. However, he was overlooked in the 2014 AFL draft and joined the Box Hill Hawks Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He again missed selection in the 2015 and 2016 drafts, but was recruited by Fremantle with their second last selection, 73rd overall, in the 2017 AFL draft.[1]

AFL career[edit]

Despite having an interrupted first season at Fremantle due to hamstring injuries, Switkowski made his AFL debut in Round 21 of the 2018 AFL season, against Carlton at Etihad Stadium. A small forward known for his tackling and other pressure acts, he has been compared to his former Fremantle teammate Hayden Ballantyne.[2] Switkowski missed the 2020 AFL season due to sustaining a stress fracture in his back. Switkowski signed a contract extension during the 2022 AFL season tying him to the club until at least 2024.[3]

Statistics[edit]

Statistics are correct to the end of Semi Final 2022[4]
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
2018 Fremantle 39 2 1 1 16 14 30 8 6 0.5 0.5 8.0 7.0 15.0 4.0 3.0 0
2019 Fremantle 39 18 6 3 89 116 205 45 89 0.3 0.2 4.9 6.4 11.4 2.5 4.9 0
2020[a] Fremantle 39 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2021 Fremantle 39 12 9 9 79 67 146 36 32 0.8 0.8 6.6 5.6 12.2 3.0 2.7 1
2022 Fremantle 39 14 11 6 79 122 201 23 63 0.7 0.4 5.6 8.7 14.3 1.6 4.5 TBA
Career 46 27 19 263 318 581 112 190 0.5 0.4 5.7 6.9 12.6 2.4 4.1 1

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Edwards, Nat (6 December 2017). "Last-minute Sam: VFL gun's draft night drama - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ Lacy, Bridget (10 August 2018). "Dockers name Switkowski as eighth debutant". The West Australian. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ "A new deal for Freo's elite!". Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Sam Switkowski". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 May 2022.}

External links[edit]

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