Past Sam Naismith - delisted 2022

[Kennedy Parker]

Sam Naismith
An ACL rupture and a long list of complications wiped out Sam Naismith

24

Sam Naismith

Age

31

Ht

205cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.9

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

5.3

4star

CL

2.0

4star

HO

25.5

5star

D

9.5

2star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.0

1star

CL

3.0

4star

HO

26.5

5star

D

9.2

3star

K

3.2

2star

HB

6.0

4star

CL

1.4

4star

HO

25.4

5star

’s 2018 and 2019 seasons, fuelling the hunger of the chief Sydney Swans ruckman for a comeback 2020 campaign. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy product is an excellent tap ruckman who’s shown promising glimpses since being drafted in November 2012, particularly as Sydney powered towards the 2016 Grand Final. The New South Welshman had always worn the number 35 before switching to the number 10 for season 2020 in search of a fresh start.

Sam Naismith

24

Sam Naismith

Age

31

Ht

205cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.9

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

5.3

4star

CL

2.0

4star

HO

25.5

5star

D

9.5

2star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.0

1star

CL

3.0

4star

HO

26.5

5star

D

9.2

3star

K

3.2

2star

HB

6.0

4star

CL

1.4

4star

HO

25.4

5star

DOB: 16 July 1992
DEBUT: 2014
DRAFT: #Undefined, 2015 Rookie Elevation
RECRUITED FROM: North Shore (NSW)

Sam Naismith | AFL

Follow Sam Naismith's progress through AFL

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[BloodySwan]

The best ruck under 50 games is back at training

 

[Punts]

If only he was any good at marking , kicking amd being somewhat a good ruck at afl level

 

[swansfan51]

The best ruck under 50 games is back at training

Sean Darcy and Reilly O'Brien have been training all season

 

[brad cooper]

If only he was any good at marking , kicking amd being somewhat a good ruck at afl level

didn't you say the same thing or similar about Tom Hickey?

 

[BloodySwan]

Sean Darcy and Reilly O'Brien have been training all season

should have put /s

 

[caesar88]

We also don't know how Naismith's skills could've developed if he was playing regularly. I remember Max Gawn

11

Max Gawn

Age

32

Ht

209cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.7

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

35.3

5star

D

18.5

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

7.0

4star

CL

3.5

4star

HO

29.2

5star

D

8.4

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

15.6

5star

in his very early years was a gangly, uncoordinated dinosaur, but his skills have improved with each year and he's now the complete ruckman.

30 games in nine years just hasn't given Naismith the chance to improve much, because he's always starting from square one again with each return from injury.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

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We also don't know how Naismith's skills could've developed if he was playing regularly. I remember Max Gawn in his very early years was a gangly, uncoordinated dinosaur, but his skills have improved with each year and he's now the complete ruckman.

30 games in nine years just hasn't given Naismith the chance to improve much, because he's always starting from square one again with each return from injury.

I saw Gawn play a few games in his first couple of seasons and dismissed him as an unco Giraffe who would never make it - Wrong!!!

However I have seen nothing in Sam to suggest he can do more than tap the ball. I hope he gets back and plays a few games. I really do not see the guy as more than a back up. But that is ok. If he gets through the rest of the year playing then I see no reason why he cannot be retained for one more year.

 

[TheMase]

Y


I saw Gawn play a few games in his first couple of seasons and dismissed him as an unco Giraffe who would never make it - Wrong!!!

However I have seen nothing in Sam to suggest he can do more than tap the ball. I hope he gets back and plays a few games. I really do not see the guy as more than a back up. But that is ok. If he gets through the rest of the year playing then I see no reason why he cannot be retained for one more year.

FYI he has already been extended for 2022.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

FYI he has already been extended for 2022.

Ta for that.

 

[SwansProudly]

SYDNEY ruckman Sam Naismith has been wiped off the free agency list after quietly signing a contract extension for next year.
Naismith, who is set to resume full training this week after his most recent knee surgery from last year, was due to become a free agent this year but the Swans have added another season to his deal through to the end of 2022.

The luckless 28-year-old underwent his latest round of ACL surgery last July when, playing in his 30th game, he suffered the torn ligament. It followed his first knee reconstruction in the pre-season of 2018 and he also missed the entire 2019 campaign with further complications with his knee.

The Swans rate his impact highly when he is fit, with Naismith playing in the club's 2016 Grand Final loss to the Western Bulldogs and then featuring in 15 games the following season. He is aiming for a return to the field at VFL level within the coming weeks. – Callum Twomey

Shock Demons free agent, big Swan quietly signs

AFL.com.au reporters Callum Twomey and Mitch Cleary with all the latest trade news

www.afl.com.au

Thanks HPKS for the link

 

[WillHayward]

That Luke Jackson is a gun.
Boy can he play.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

SYDNEY ruckman Sam Naismith has been wiped off the free agency list after quietly signing a contract extension for next year.
Naismith, who is set to resume full training this week after his most recent knee surgery from last year, was due to become a free agent this year but the Swans have added another season to his deal through to the end of 2022.

The luckless 28-year-old underwent his latest round of ACL surgery last July when, playing in his 30th game, he suffered the torn ligament. It followed his first knee reconstruction in the pre-season of 2018 and he also missed the entire 2019 campaign with further complications with his knee.

The Swans rate his impact highly when he is fit, with Naismith playing in the club's 2016 Grand Final loss to the Western Bulldogs and then featuring in 15 games the following season. He is aiming for a return to the field at VFL level within the coming weeks. – Callum Twomey

Shock Demons free agent, big Swan quietly signs

AFL.com.au reporters Callum Twomey and Mitch Cleary with all the latest trade news

www.afl.com.au

Thanks HPKS for the link

We must be realllly confident he can still be serviceable at AFL level after so many ACL's

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

We must be realllly confident he can still be serviceable at AFL level after so many ACL's

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[Punts]

That Luke Jackson is a gun.
Boy can he play.

Yer and?

 

[Caj]

Whoever signed him up before he’s even played a game this year should be sacked

ridiculous list management decision

 

[Olian]

Whoever signed him up before he’s even played a game this year should be sacked

ridiculous list management decision

Yes, because of the over supply of rucks we and many other clubs have on our list. He wouldn’t cost much and as Hickey has shown. 30 is the new 20.

 

[swansfan51]

Whoever signed him up before he’s even played a game this year should be sacked

ridiculous list management decision

We aren't signing him on the basis of this year.

We're signing him on the basis of his previous 8 years on the list for a total of 30 games, 0 Brownlow votes, and 0 Top 10 B&F places.

 

[Punts]

Imo he shouldn’t even be in an afl list

 

[wilsonmatic]

It's called sticking by a bloke who's had a s**t run.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Surely he would be getting minimum chips in 2022.

Given Sinkers is a likely retiree, there was some incentive to sign him up. As it is we need to be in the market (as usual) for a ruckman.

 

[Tedeski]

That Luke Jackson is a gun.
Boy can he play.

He'll be in WA by 24

 

[WillHayward]

Darcy Cameron is no slouch and only 25.
His best is ahead of him.
Can we get him back??

 

[sataris]

We aren't signing him on the basis of this year.

We're signing him on the basis of his previous 8 years on the list for a total of 30 games, 0 Brownlow votes, and 0 Top 10 B&F places.

You forgot that he's tall.

 

[Syd]

Sam Naismith to return via the VFL

Sydney Swans ruckman Sam Naismith will make his long-awaited return to play this weekend via the VFL competition, when Sydney faces Collingwood at the SCG on Saturday, May 15.

www.sydneyswans.com.au