Richmond

Sam Banks

Medium Defender#6AFL

Bio

Born in 2003, Sam Banks made his senior debut with Richmond Football Club in 2023. He plays as a medium defender. Lineball holds stats from 61 of his games across 2023–2026.

Key facts

Age: 23
Height: 187 cm
Number: #6
Born: 2 April 2003
Debut: 2023
Position: Medium Defender
Drafted: 2021 pick 29 (national draft)
Recruited from: Clarence (Tas), Tasmania U18

Official profile

AFL player profile ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

Richmond Football Club

Compare BanksStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 AFLRichmond	18	295	179	116	58	1	1	27	9	31	61	203	1	4,932	1	0	51	11	30	3	13	34	56	47	1	1,022	103.5	1	1	1	8	242	56	5	171	8	3	264	139
2025 AFLRichmond	22	464	305	159	102	4	3	47	23	36	80	338	3	9,054	2	0	86	13	31	16	9	79	69	57	1	1,743	161.8	5	0	3	20	374	58	6	216	10	7	418	234
2024 AFLRichmond	15	180	111	69	35	1	2	22	19	31	55	121	4	3,416	0	1	20	9	23	7	8	35	38	36	2	655	101.1	1	0	3	16	140	44	3	148	4	3	176	79
2023 AFLRichmond	6	82	55	27	17	1	2	8	3	9	19	56	1	1,731	1	1	20	11	13	3	1	15	20	17	0	310	29.2	0	0	0	3	57	15	2	58	10	3	75	38
Career4 seasons	61	1,021	650	371	212	7	8	104	54	107	215	718	9	19,133	4	2	177	44	97	29	31	163	183	157	4	3,730	395.6	7	1	7	47	813	173	16	593	32	16	933	490

Game log, 2026 AFL

Game
Rd 24 @ Geelong CatsL 76-133 22 Aug	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	93	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	-0.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	1
Rd 23 v St KildaL 45-94 15 Aug	17	8	9	4	0	0	0	2	1	4	14	1	185	1	2	0	1	0	1	3	0	3	0	51	9.9	0	0	0	2	15	3	1	10	0	0	18	7
Rd 22 @ Adelaide CrowsL 54-63 8 Aug	12	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	276	0	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	36	2.7	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	13	1	0	8	8
Rd 21 v West Coast EaglesW 84-73 2 Aug	20	10	10	1	0	1	3	0	1	3	15	0	299	0	2	1	4	0	3	3	3	1	0	57	2.1	0	0	0	0	15	3	0	10	1	1	18	6
Rd 20 @ Western BulldogsL 48-105 25 July	19	15	4	7	0	0	4	1	0	3	13	0	217	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	3	3	0	90	6.8	0	0	0	1	17	2	2	11	1	0	16	14
Rd 19 v HawthornL 52-122 19 July	11	7	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	3	7	0	126	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	37	5.1	0	0	0	0	9	3	0	14	1	0	10	5
Rd 18 @ MelbourneL 65-111 12 July	20	13	7	3	0	0	2	1	2	7	10	0	430	0	5	3	3	0	1	1	4	5	0	67	11.1	0	0	0	1	17	7	0	7	2	0	17	11
Rd 17 v CarltonL 72-74 4 July	16	11	5	4	0	0	1	0	3	2	12	0	305	0	3	0	2	0	1	4	3	3	0	56	4.9	0	0	0	0	14	2	0	7	0	0	14	9
Rd 16 @ CollingwoodL 72-106 27 June	14	11	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	3	8	0	409	0	3	0	2	0	1	2	5	2	1	46	8	0	0	0	0	11	3	0	9	0	0	11	9
Rd 15 v North MelbourneL 48-73 21 June	26	14	12	7	0	0	0	0	5	4	19	0	464	0	5	0	1	1	0	2	5	3	0	88	6.8	0	0	0	0	22	3	0	6	0	1	23	11
Rd 14 v Brisbane LionsL 80-115 14 June	22	15	7	7	0	0	4	0	3	5	15	0	373	0	6	0	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	97	4.8	0	0	0	0	19	4	0	10	0	0	20	14
Rd 12 @ Sydney SwansL 56-170 30 May	17	5	12	2	0	0	0	2	1	7	10	0	114	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	2	4	0	45	5.7	0	1	1	1	13	7	0	16	0	0	17	2
Rd 6 @ North MelbourneL 55-130 19 Apr	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-13	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	-0.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Rd 5 @ GWS GIANTSL 75-131 12 Apr	17	9	8	3	0	0	2	1	3	5	12	0	226	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	60	8.9	0	0	0	1	13	5	1	13	1	0	17	6
Rd 4 v Port AdelaideL 48-90 4 Apr	20	16	4	1	1	0	3	1	3	3	13	0	454	0	4	1	5	1	2	2	8	3	0	72	5.3	0	0	0	1	13	2	0	12	1	1	16	10
Rd 3 @ FremantleL 43-103 28 Mar	18	8	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	13	0	179	0	2	0	3	0	1	2	7	5	0	47	4	0	0	0	0	10	7	1	11	0	0	20	2
Rd 2 v Gold Coast SUNSL 60-128 21 Mar	19	13	6	5	0	0	2	1	3	2	13	0	337	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	74	9.3	0	0	0	1	18	2	0	12	0	0	15	12
Rd 1 @ CarltonL 71-75 12 Mar	24	13	11	7	0	0	1	0	2	3	18	0	458	0	4	0	1	0	0	6	2	3	0	86	9.1	0	0	0	0	23	3	0	6	0	0	21	12

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, AFL

Split
HomeHome or away, 8W	32	17.5	11.2	6.3	3.8	0.2	0.2	1.7	0.9	2.1	3.5	12.6	0.2	337	0.1	0.0	3.1	0.6	1.8	0.5	0.6	2.6	3.2	2.4	0.0	64.2	6.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.8	13.9	2.7	0.2	9.6	0.4	0.4	16.0	8.4
AwayHome or away, 2W	29	15.9	10.1	5.8	3.2	0.1	0.1	1.7	0.9	1.3	3.6	10.9	0.1	288	0.0	0.1	2.7	0.8	1.4	0.4	0.4	2.8	2.8	2.7	0.1	57.8	6.6	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.7	12.7	3.0	0.4	9.9	0.6	0.1	14.5	7.6
LossesResult, 0W	51	16.5	10.6	5.9	3.5	0.1	0.1	1.7	0.9	1.8	3.5	11.5	0.2	313	0.1	0.0	2.9	0.7	1.6	0.5	0.5	2.6	3.0	2.6	0.1	60.7	6.7	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.7	13.2	2.9	0.3	9.9	0.5	0.3	15.1	8.0
WinsResult, 10W	10	17.9	10.8	7.1	3.4	0.1	0.1	1.9	1.0	1.3	3.4	13.1	0.1	319	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.9	1.7	0.6	0.7	2.8	2.9	2.3	0.1	63.6	5.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.9	13.8	2.6	0.2	8.8	0.8	0.2	16.5	8.0
Regular seasonStage, 10W	61	16.7	10.7	6.1	3.5	0.1	0.1	1.7	0.9	1.8	3.5	11.8	0.1	314	0.1	0.0	2.9	0.7	1.6	0.5	0.5	2.7	3.0	2.6	0.1	61.1	6.5	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.8	13.3	2.8	0.3	9.7	0.5	0.3	15.3	8.0
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent, 1W	5	17.0	11.4	5.6	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.4	1.4	3.2	12.2	0.0	317	0.0	0.2	3.4	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.2	1.4	3.2	2.8	0.0	67.2	5.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	13.6	2.2	0.6	12.0	0.0	0.0	15.4	9.0
North MelbourneOpponent, 0W	5	15.8	10.0	5.8	3.2	0.0	0.2	1.8	0.6	2.6	2.4	12.4	0.0	329	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.6	0.2	0.2	3.0	2.8	2.0	0.2	58.2	5.9	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.4	12.0	2.0	0.2	8.8	0.0	0.4	14.8	6.4
Port AdelaideOpponent, 0W	5	12.6	7.8	4.8	1.0	0.4	0.4	1.6	1.6	2.0	4.0	8.0	0.2	247	0.2	0.2	1.6	1.0	2.6	0.8	1.0	2.2	3.6	2.4	0.2	43.0	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.4	7.8	3.2	0.4	9.2	0.8	0.8	12.0	4.2
CarltonOpponent, 1W	4	16.8	9.5	7.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	1.5	3.3	12.3	0.0	274	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	4.3	2.0	2.3	0.0	55.8	6.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	14.3	2.8	0.0	7.8	0.5	0.0	15.5	7.8
FremantleOpponent, 0W	4	14.5	7.8	6.8	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	4.8	10.3	0.0	248	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.3	2.0	0.3	0.5	2.0	3.8	3.3	0.0	43.5	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	9.8	3.8	0.3	8.8	0.0	0.0	15.0	4.3
HawthornOpponent, 1W	4	15.0	8.8	6.3	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	1.3	1.8	4.0	10.0	0.0	252	0.0	0.0	1.8	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	2.3	2.0	2.3	0.0	53.8	7.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	12.8	3.0	0.3	9.8	1.0	0.0	14.0	7.5
MelbourneOpponent, 0W	4	16.3	12.8	3.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.3	2.0	2.8	11.5	0.3	380	0.0	0.0	4.3	1.5	2.5	0.3	0.5	1.3	3.8	2.8	0.0	66.5	6.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	12.5	2.3	0.3	10.0	0.8	0.0	14.3	9.8
Sydney SwansOpponent, 2W	4	14.0	7.5	6.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	1.0	4.3	7.8	0.3	212	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.3	1.5	0.3	0.0	1.3	3.3	3.0	0.0	43.8	4.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	10.5	4.0	0.0	7.8	0.8	0.0	12.0	4.8
West Coast EaglesOpponent, 4W	4	20.5	12.8	7.8	4.3	0.0	0.3	1.5	1.3	1.8	2.8	15.5	0.3	383	0.0	0.0	3.8	0.8	2.0	0.5	1.5	3.8	2.8	1.5	0.0	68.8	4.4	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	16.5	2.0	0.0	9.5	0.8	0.3	18.3	9.5
Western BulldogsOpponent, 0W	4	15.0	8.8	6.3	2.8	0.0	0.3	2.0	1.0	1.0	3.5	9.8	0.5	215	0.0	0.0	2.5	1.5	1.5	0.8	0.3	2.5	1.5	2.8	0.0	55.3	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.8	12.5	2.5	0.5	11.8	1.3	0.3	13.3	6.8
CollingwoodOpponent, 0W	3	16.0	11.0	5.0	3.0	0.3	0.0	2.0	0.7	2.7	3.3	11.3	0.3	367	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.3	1.7	0.7	0.3	3.0	3.7	3.7	0.3	61.7	10.5	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	13.3	3.0	0.3	9.7	0.0	0.3	14.7	8.7
Geelong CatsOpponent, 0W	3	19.7	14.3	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.3	3.0	0.3	0.7	2.7	14.3	0.0	344	0.0	0.0	4.7	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.3	4.7	2.3	1.0	0.0	82.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	16.3	1.7	0.0	9.3	0.0	0.3	17.0	11.7
GWS GIANTSOpponent, 0W	3	19.3	11.0	8.3	4.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.7	3.3	5.3	13.3	0.3	309	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	4.3	2.3	3.7	0.0	67.0	10.6	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.3	16.3	5.0	1.0	6.7	0.7	0.3	18.7	9.0
St KildaOpponent, 0W	3	20.3	12.7	7.7	6.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	1.7	2.3	4.3	15.3	0.3	364	0.7	0.0	2.7	0.3	1.7	0.0	1.3	3.0	3.3	3.3	0.0	70.3	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	18.0	3.7	0.3	11.3	0.3	0.3	19.7	10.7
Adelaide CrowsOpponent, 0W	2	18.5	15.0	3.5	3.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	0.5	2.0	1.0	13.0	0.0	549	0.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	2.5	3.5	0.5	0.0	70.5	7.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	16.0	0.5	0.0	15.0	1.0	0.5	14.0	13.0
Brisbane LionsOpponent, 0W	2	17.0	10.0	7.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	0.5	2.0	4.0	12.0	0.0	306	0.5	0.0	3.0	0.5	1.5	1.0	0.0	2.5	4.0	3.0	0.0	76.0	7.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	14.5	3.5	0.0	10.5	0.5	1.0	16.0	9.5
EssendonOpponent, 1W	2	24.5	18.0	6.5	8.0	0.5	0.0	2.5	0.5	1.0	4.5	17.0	0.0	479	0.0	0.0	5.5	1.5	2.5	0.5	1.0	3.0	4.5	4.0	0.5	102	9.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	19.0	3.5	0.0	10.0	1.0	0.5	21.5	13.0
MCGGround, 7W	36	17.3	11.4	5.9	3.7	0.2	0.2	1.7	0.8	2.0	3.4	12.2	0.2	341	0.1	0.0	3.2	0.8	1.8	0.5	0.6	2.8	3.1	2.4	0.1	63.7	6.9	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.7	13.9	2.7	0.1	9.3	0.5	0.4	15.5	8.7
Marvel StadiumGround, 1W	7	15.6	9.3	6.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	1.9	1.0	1.6	3.1	11.4	0.1	264	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.9	1.3	0.4	0.6	2.4	3.0	2.6	0.1	56.4	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	13.1	2.4	0.6	9.6	0.7	0.0	14.6	7.3
Adelaide OvalGround, 0W	4	12.5	7.3	5.3	1.3	0.3	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	4.0	7.8	0.3	251	0.3	0.3	1.8	1.0	1.8	0.8	0.8	2.3	2.8	2.0	0.3	40.5	5.9	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	8.3	3.3	0.3	11.0	1.0	0.8	11.8	4.3
Optus StadiumGround, 2W	4	14.5	8.3	6.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.3	3.5	11.0	0.0	209	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.8	3.0	3.0	2.5	0.0	47.8	3.6	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	10.5	3.3	0.3	8.3	0.5	0.0	14.5	5.0
Barossa ParkGround, 0W	2	19.0	9.5	9.5	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.0	2.5	5.5	13.5	0.0	328	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	3.5	3.5	0.0	62.5	8.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	14.0	4.5	0.5	9.5	0.5	0.0	19.0	5.5
GMHBA StadiumGround, 0W	2	14.5	10.0	4.5	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	10.5	0.0	222	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	4.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	62.5	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	1.0	0.0	9.5	0.0	0.0	12.0	8.5
Ninja StadiumGround, 0W	2	18.0	12.5	5.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	3.5	0.5	1.5	3.5	11.5	0.0	326	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	2.5	3.5	4.0	0.0	76.5	7.3	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	15.0	3.0	0.0	15.5	0.0	0.0	15.0	10.5
People First StadiumGround, 0W	2	18.5	14.0	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	4.5	13.0	0.0	404	0.0	0.5	3.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.5	1.5	3.5	4.0	0.0	76.5	7.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	2.5	1.0	14.5	0.0	0.0	17.5	11.0
ENGIE StadiumGround, 0W	1	25.0	16.0	9.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	5.0	18.0	0.0	491	0.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	3.0	5.0	0.0	87.0	10.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	23.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	23.0	15.0
SCGGround, 0W	1	17.0	5.0	12.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	7.0	10.0	0.0	114	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	4.0	0.0	45.0	5.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	13.0	7.0	0.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	2.0