Sam Frost

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Sam Frost

Frost at training in November 2015
Personal information
Full name Samuel Frost
Date of birth (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993
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 / weight 194 cm / 93 kg
Position(s) Utility
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 17
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2014
2015–
Total		 Greater Western Sydney
Melbourne		 21 (2)
19 (5)
40 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.

Sam Frost (born 28 August 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A utility, 1.94 metres (6.4 ft) tall and weighing 93 kilograms (205 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.

Early life

Frost was born to Wendy and David Frost,[1] and after having a junior career of playing both volleyball and basketball, he focused on Australian rules football when he joined the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup as a bottom-aged player in 2010 where he played as a ruckman.[2] He completed year twelve at Wesley College in 2011 and returned to the Sandringham Dragons in the same year where he moved into the backline[2] and played in the eight point grand final win against the Oakleigh Chargers.[3] He received mid-year state honours when he represented Vic Metro in the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships[4] and played in the winning final against Vic Country.[5] Heading into the 2011 AFL draft he was predicted to be drafted inside the top thirty.[6][7]

AFL career

2012–2014: Early career at Greater Western Sydney

After missing selection in the 2011 national draft, Frost was ultimately recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the first overall selection in the 2012 rookie draft.[8] He spent the first half of the 2012 season playing for the UWS Giants in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL)[9] before he made his AFL debut in the ninety-five point loss against Fremantle at Patersons Stadium in round seventeen where he recorded ten disposals, four tackles, three marks and a goal.[10] He played the next two matches before requiring hip surgery, which ended his season with three AFL matches in total.[11] After spending the season on the rookie list, he was promoted to the senior list at the end of the season through the 2012 national draft.[12]

Frost played his first AFL match of the 2013 season in the forty-one point loss against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round four,[13] he was omitted the next week for the match against Gold Coast at Manuka Oval[14] before returning to the senior side the next week for his last AFL match of the year in the thirty-nine point loss against Essendon at Etihad Stadium.[15] He played the majority of the year in the NEAFL where he played 22 matches for the season.[9]

After a strong pre-season in 2014,[16][17] and injuries to fellow backmen, Phil Davis and Tim Mohr, saw Frost given the opportunity to play in the seniors for an extended period of time.[18] He played in the first eight matches of the year before being omitted for the first match after the mid-season bye in the round ten match against Richmond at Spotless Stadium.[19] He returned the next week for the seven point loss against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground,[20] and played the next five matches before he was dropped for the round seventeen match against Fremantle at Patersons Stadium.[21] He played in two of the remaining six matches to finish with sixteen matches for the year.[22] After twenty-one matches in total for Greater Western Sydney he requested a trade in September to return to his home state of Victoria,[23] and he was officially traded to the Melbourne Football Club in October.[24]

2015–present: Move to Melbourne

Frost played his first match for Melbourne in the twenty-six point win against Gold Coast at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round one.[25] He played the first three matches of the year before breaking his toe during the twenty-five point loss against Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval in round three.[26] He was initially ruled out for "four to six weeks," but he did not return to any football during 2015.[27]

The start of the 2016 season saw Frost move into the forward line[28] and he played in the opening round against Greater Western Sydney at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a two point win.[29] He was omitted the next week for the match against Essendon,[30] before returning for the five point loss against North Melbourne at Blundstone Arena the next week;[31] he played the next four matches before he was dropped for the round seven match against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium.[32] He spent the next three weeks in the Victorian Football League (VFL) playing for Melbourne's affiliate team, the Casey Scorpions[33] and returned for the eighteen point loss against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round eleven.[34] His return to the senior side saw him return to playing as a defender;[35] the move to the backline proved successful for Frost as he played every match for the remainder of the season apart from the round seventeen match against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium where he was a late withdrawal due to illness[36] to finish the season with sixteen matches in total.[22]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[22]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2012 Greater Western Sydney 48 3 1 0 23 14 37 14 5 0.3 0.0 7.7 4.7 12.4 3.7 1.7
2013 Greater Western Sydney 48 2 0 0 7 12 19 4 2 0.0 0.0 3.5 6.0 9.5 2.0 1.0
2014 Greater Western Sydney 48 16 1 1 99 94 193 59 26 0.1 0.1 6.2 5.9 12.1 3.7 1.6
2015 Melbourne 17 3 0 3 12 13 25 3 6 0.0 1.0 4.0 4.3 8.3 1.0 2.0
2016 Melbourne 17 16 5 6 113 93 206 57 35 0.3 0.4 7.1 5.8 12.9 3.6 2.2
Career 40 7 10 254 226 480 137 74 0.2 0.3 6.4 5.6 12.0 3.4 1.9

Personal life

His father, David Frost, played thirty-four matches for the Glenelg Football Club and seventy-two matches for the Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the 1980s[2][37] and his older brother, Jack Frost played fifty-four matches for the Collingwood Football Club and is listed with the Brisbane Lions.[38][39]

References

  1. ↑ Gleeson, Michael (7 June 2015). "A house divided: brothers in Collingwood and Melbourne camps". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Daffey, Paul (24 October 2011). "Frost warning". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Quayle, Emma (23 September 2011). "Frosts warm up as draft draws near". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "TAC Cup Victorian Squads For National Championships". TACCup.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "NAB Under 18s". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Phelan, Jason (2 November 2011). "Hot prospects: Sam Frost". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. ↑ Quayle, Emma (19 November 2011). "Emma Quayle's Club by Club Guide to the 2011 AFL National Draft". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Quayle, Emma (14 December 2011). "Port beats Tigers to punch on McCarthy". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Player Profile–Samuel Frost". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  10. ↑ Conn, Malcolm (18 July 2012). "Sam Frost gets AFL shot with GWS Giant after binning basketball". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Wilson, Chris (15 August 2012). "Injuries cut season short for GWS stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Quayle, Emma (17 November 2012). "Emma Quayle's Club by Club Guide to the 2012 AFL National Draft". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Landsberger, Sam (19 April 2013). "See all the Round 4 AFL teams headlined by Jack Watts' return to Melbourne". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "See all the line ups for Round 5 of the AFL". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Malone, Phillip (2 May 2013). "AFL Teams – Round 6, 2013 – Just another Round". AFLspace.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  16. ↑ Dampney, James (14 December 2013). "Saturday special: pre-season update". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  17. ↑ Zell, Alison (18 January 2014). "Sand of the GIANTS". GWSGiants.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  18. ↑ Dampney, James (11 April 2014). "Frost brothers coming in from the cold". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  19. ↑ Landsberger, Sam (23 May 2014). "GWS Giants make seven changes, Lobbe back for Power, Stokes returns for Cats". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  20. ↑ Landsberger, Sam (31 May 2014). "Richmond recalls ruckman Ivan Maric but Essendon drops young forward Joe Daniher in Round 11 AFL teams". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "2014 Round 17 AFL teams". The Age. Fairfax Media. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  22. 1 2 3 "Sam Frost". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  23. ↑ Clark, Jay (9 September 2014). "Melbourne eyes homesick Greater Western Sydney big man Sam Frost to replace James Frawley". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  24. ↑ Quayle, Emma (16 October 2014). "Melbourne snares Sam Frost in 11th-hour plunge". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  25. ↑ Guthrie, Ben (4 April 2015). "Five talking points: Melbourne v Gold Coast". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  26. ↑ "Adelaide prevails over Melbourne for 25-point win in fiery AFL clash". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  27. ↑ Guthrie, Ben (20 April 2015). "Cracked toe to sideline Demon recruit for at least a month". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  28. ↑ Clark, Jay (17 February 2016). "Melbourne turns to Sam Frost to play forward and help Demons star Jesse Hogan". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  29. ↑ Harrington, Anna (24 March 2016). "Round one team selection". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  30. ↑ "AFL Round 2 Teams: Collingwood, Fremantle make four changes each, Ben Reid, Jimmy Toumpas, Paddy McCartin named". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  31. ↑ Burgan, Matt (8 April 2016). "Garlett out with ankle, Stretch comes in". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  32. ↑ Malcolm, Alex; Bowen, Nick (6 May 2016). "TEAMS: Wingard confirmed, Lions drop Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  33. ↑ "Player Profile–Samuel Frost". VFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  34. ↑ Twomey, Callum (2 June 2016). "Round 11 teams: the ins and outs". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  35. ↑ Burgan, Matt (9 June 2016). "Back to the future for Frost". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  36. ↑ "Final teams: Sunday". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  37. ↑ "David Frost". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  38. ↑ Landsberger, Sam (11 December 2012). "Collingwood has plundered the VFL in today's AFL rookie draft with Sam Dwyer now a Magpie". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia.
  39. ↑ "Frost heads to Lions from Pies in complex deal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
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