Sam Durham
Essendon
AFL career
111 games38 goals
- Debut
- R18 2021 v NTH18 July 2021
- Most recent
- R22 2026 v GEE8 Aug 2026
Stats
AFL
2026 | ESS | 20 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 20.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 75 | 84 |
2025 | ESS | 20 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 21.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 78 | 90 |
2024 | ESS | 22 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 21.4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 83 | 90 |
2023 | ESS | 22 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 63 | 65 |
2022 | ESS | 20 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 57 | 64 |
2021 | ESS | 7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 55 | 63 |
VFL
2021 | ESS | 4 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 67 |
2021 | RCH | 5 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 56 |
GEE | GMHBA | R22 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 51 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
ADE | MS | R21 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 90 | 87 | 25 | 0 |
HAW | MCG | R20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.2 | 70 | 73 | 16 | 0 |
GWS | MS | R19 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 79 | 113 | 18 | 0 |
BRL | Gabba | R18 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 77 | 106 | 21 | 0 |
STK | MS | R17 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 69 | 109 | 22 | 0 |
NTH | MS | R16 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | 108 | 128 | 17 | 0 |
MEL | MCG | R14 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 | 97 | 90 | 18 | 0 |
CAR | MCG | R13 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 132 | 127 | 18 | 0 |
RCH | MCG | R11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
FRE | MCG | R10 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 62 | 60 | 21 | 0 |
GWS | ENG | R9 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 93 | 106 | 25 | 0 |
BRL | MS | R8 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 91 | 102 | 31 | 0 |
COL | MCG | R7 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 65 | 51 | 19 | 0 |
GCS | PFS | R6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 67 | 73 | 4 | 0 |
MEL | AO | R5 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 68 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
WBD | MS | R4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 52 | 57 | 9 | 0 |
NTH | MS | R3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 45 | 60 | 19 | 0 |
PAD | AO | R2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.0 | 77 | 75 | 22 | 0 |
HAW | MCG | R1 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 94 | 101 | 16 | 0 |
Bio
Recruited from Richmond's VFL program with pick 9 in the 2021 Mid-Season Rookie Draft, Sam Durham proved to be an astute pickup for Essendon, quickly bypassing the traditional pathway to cement a spot in the senior side. While he initially made his name as a hard-running winger known for his courage and strong overhead marking, his career trajectory surged when he transitioned into a permanent inside midfield role. Evolving from an outside option into a rugged, two-way contested ball-winner, Durham added essential grit and defensive pressure to the Bombers' engine room. By 2026, he had established himself as a core component of the club's midfield rotation, widely regarded as one of the league's great mid-season draft success stories.
Profile
- Born
- 09 July 2001 (age 25y 104d)
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Fantasy
Honours
- Essendon B&F
- 2nd
- 2026
- 3rd
- 2024, 2025
- Top 10
- 2023
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Richmond's VFL program with pick 9 in the 2021 Mid-Season Rookie Draft, Sam Durham proved to be an astute pickup for Essendon, quickly bypassing the traditional pathway to cement a spot in the senior side. While he initially made his name as a hard-running winger known for his courage and strong overhead marking, his career trajectory surged when he transitioned into a permanent inside midfield role. Evolving from an outside option into a rugged, two-way contested ball-winner, Durham added essential grit and defensive pressure to the Bombers' engine room. By 2026, he had established himself as a core component of the club's midfield rotation, widely regarded as one of the league's great mid-season draft success stories.