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This article is about the Australian rules football player. For other people, see Sam Fisher (disambiguation).
Sam Fisher (born 10 July 1982) is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
[edit] Early lifeBetween the ages of 17 and 19 Fisher was a promising junior golfer, and played off a handicap of scratch.[citation needed] He won the Riverland Tyre and Mag Boxing Day Classic 3 times, once with father Terry and twice with brother Ben. However, Fisher gave golf away for his AFL career. Fisher began playing Australian rules in South Australia with West Adelaide, where he was first identified by AFL scouts at the age of 21. [edit] AFL career  The versatile defender was selected as pick number 55 in the 2003 AFL Draft. He made his debut in 2004 following some injuries to other key defenders. In 2005, Fisher took a major step in his career and improved dramatically to hold down a regular spot in the Saints' defence. He generally played on the third best forward of the opposition and began to provide terrific run from the half-back line. In 2006 he played every match and had up 421 disposals for the season.[1] His run and carry from the half-back line was critical to St Kilda's 6th-place finish and he finished third in the St Kilda best and fairest award. [edit] 2007 seasonInjuries to other key defenders at the start of the 2007 season saw Fisher assume the mantle at full-back. He performed strongly against the power forwards of the competition before injuring his hamstring in Round 4. He returned in Round 7 and was able to resume his attacking position across halfback in the second half of the year. He finished off the year strongly and was nominated in the backline in the squad of 40 players for the All-Australian Team.[2] Fisher was ranked 8th in total marks, 17th in kicks per game and second in marks per game. Fisher signed a two-year contract extension in September 2007 until the end of 2010. [1] [edit] 2008 seasonFisher got more of a chance to play as a key position backman after a season-ending injury to Matt Maguire early in the season. He played in St Kilda’s 2008 NAB Cup winning side, the club's third pre-season cup win. [3][4] Fisher had a strong season, averaging 22 disposals and 8 marks a game at the end of the regular season. He was included in the All-Australian team on the half-back flank, the first time he had been awarded that honour. [5] [edit] 2009 seasonFisher again showed a strong presence in St Kilda's home and away season, playing as either a loose backman or the centre halfback. He performed strongly in the first qualifying final against Collingwood with a career high 42 disposals. Fisher played in 21 of 22 matches in the 2009 AFL Premiership Season home and away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the 2009 AFL Finals Series, winning the club’s 3rd Minor Premiership. [8] St Kilda qualified for the 2009 AFL Grand Final after qualifying and preliminary finals wins. Fisher played in the grand final when St Kilda was defeated by 12 points. As of the end of the 2009 season, Fisher has played in eight AFL Finals Series matches including one grand final and one AFL Cup final. [edit] References
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