1. Sam Rowe was born on 19 November 1987 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.
15 Facts About Sam Rowe
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Originally from Walla Walla in the New South Wales Riverina, Rowe played his junior football for the Walla Walla Football Club in the Hume Football League, before playing TAC Cup football for the Murray Bushrangers in northern Victoria in 2005.
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Sam Rowe was recruited as a rookie by the Sydney Swans with its eighth round selection in the 2006 Rookie Draft.
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Sam Rowe spent two seasons on the rookie list with Sydney, but failed to gain AFL selection, and was delisted at the end of 2007.
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Sam Rowe later commented that, as an eighteen-year-old, he wasn't well prepared for his first attempt at AFL football.
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In 2008, Sam Rowe moved to Adelaide, and joined the Norwood Football Club in the SANFL.
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Sam Rowe played four seasons with Norwood, playing 86 senior games and kicking 112 goals for the club.
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Sam Rowe was recruited back to the AFL by the Carlton Football Club in the 2011 AFL National Draft with its second round selection.
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Early in the 2012 season, Sam Rowe was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
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Sam Rowe made his return to training in October 2012, and he made his AFL debut at age 25 against Collingwood in Round 2,2013.
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Sam Rowe's performances were strong enough for him to finish fifth in the best and fairest, and was elevated to the five-man leadership group in the 2015 season, and was a key member of the Carlton backline over the following years.
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Sam Rowe earned another top-ten performance in the club's best and fairest with a sixth place in 2016.
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Sam Rowe suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Round 9,2017, and missed the remainder of the 2017 season.
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In March 2019, Sam Rowe was signed by St Kilda as a pre-season supplemental selection.
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Sam Rowe played his 100th and final AFL game in round 23,2019.