Sam Frost

Sam Frost
Frost playing for Melbourne in June 2019
Personal information
Full name Samuel Frost
Date of birth (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 31)
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 1, 2012 rookie draft
Debut Round 17, 2012, Greater Western Sydney vs. Fremantle, at Patersons Stadium
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Position(s) Key defender
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 8
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2014 Greater Western Sydney 021 (2)
2015–2019 Melbourne 070 (6)
2020– Hawthorn 092 (1)
Total 183 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Samuel Frost (born 28 August 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A utility, 1.95 metres (6 ft 5 in) tall and weighing 94 kilograms (207 lb), Frost has the ability to play as either a forward or defender, and is capable of also playing in the ruck. He entered top-level football early when he played as a bottom-aged player for the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup. His final year as a junior saw him play in both the winning grand final for Sandringham and the winning final for Vic Metro in the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships. He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the first selection in the 2012 rookie draft and made his debut during the 2012 season. After three seasons with Greater Western Sydney and twenty-one matches in total, he was traded to the Melbourne Football Club during the 2014 trade period. On 11 October 2019 he was traded to Hawthorn.