| Sam Virgo | |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1987[1] |
| Fullname: | Samantha Virgo |
| Birth Place: | Blackwood, South Australia |
| Originalteam: | Yeronga South Brisbane (QWAFL)[2] |
| Draftpick: | No. 66, 2016 AFL Women's draft |
| Debutdate: | Round 1, 2017 |
| Debutstadium: | Casey Fields |
| Height: | 166 cm |
| Position: | Half-back flank |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Games Goals1: | 15 (0) |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Games Goals2: | 14 (3) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 29 (3) |
| Statsend: | the 2021 season |
| Careerhighlights: | AFLW
QWAFL
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Samantha Virgo (born 20 February 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane and Gold Coast in the AFL Women's. She was selected in the All-Australian team in 2017, and co-captained Gold Coast from 2020 to 2021.
Virgo was born in 1987 in Blackwood, South Australia. She won the club best and fairest at Griffith-Moorooka in 2015 and was equal winner of the Queensland Women's AFL (QWAFL) best and fairest in 2016 while playing at Yeronga South Brisbane.[3] [4]
Virgo was recruited by with the number 66 pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[5] She was announced as one of the Brisbane Lions' "values leaders" to assist captain Emma Zielke alongside Emily Bates, Sabrina Frederick-Traub and Leah Kaslar in January 2017.[6] She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017.[7] She was nominated by her teammates for the 2017 AFLW Players' most valuable player award,[8] and was also listed in the 2017 All-Australian team.[9]
Brisbane signed Virgo for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[10] She missed that season through injury, and instead acted as team manager for the Lions. She returned to playing for the 2019 season as one of three vice-captains under Kaslar.
Following the 2019 season, Virgo joined Gold Coast.[11] She was appointed co-captain in January 2020.[12] Virgo retired at the end of the 2021 season.[13]
|-| scope=row | 2017 || || 5 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 52 || 26 || 78 || 14 || 23 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.5 || 3.3 || 9.8 || 1.8 || 2.9 || 0|-| scope=row | 2018 || || 5 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0|-| scope=row | 2019 || || 5 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 39 || 23 || 62 || 13 || 15 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.6 || 3.3 || 8.9 || 1.9 || 2.1 || 0|-| scope=row | 2020 || || 22 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 42 || 14 || 56 || 9 || 8 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.0 || 2.0 || 8.0 || 1.3 || 1.1 || 0|-| scope=row | 2021 || || 22 || 7 || 3 || 1 || 41 || 16 || 57 || 24 || 9 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 5.9 || 2.3 || 8.1 || 3.4 || 1.3 || 0|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 29 !! 3 !! 1 !! 174 !! 79 !! 253 !! 60 !! 55 !! 0.1 !! 0.0 !! 6.0 !! 2.7 !! 8.7 !! 2.1 !! 1.9 !! 0|}