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An ACL rupture and a long list of complications wiped out Sam Naismith’s 2018 and 2019 seasons, fuelling the hunger of the chief Sydney Swans ruckman for a comeback 2020 campaign. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy product is an excellent tap ruckman who’s shown promising glimpses since being drafted in November 2012, particularly as Sydney powered towards the 2016 Grand Final. He has endured a torrid run with injury across the past two seasons, currently rehabbing a second ACL rupture following a small return to football in 2021. Draft history: 2013 Rookie Draft NWS priority zone selection (Sydney) No. 59; 2015 AFL Draft rookie elevation (Sydney).
Sam Naismith
An ACL rupture and a long list of complications wiped out Sam Naismith’s 2018 and 2019 seasons, fuelling the hunger of the chief Sydney Swans ruckman for a comeback 2020 campaign. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy product is an excellent tap ruckman who’s shown promising glimpses since being drafted in November 2012, particularly as Sydney powered towards the 2016 Grand Final. He has endured a torrid run with injury across the past two seasons, currently rehabbing a second ACL rupture following a small return to football in 2021. Draft history: 2013 Rookie Draft NWS priority zone selection (Sydney) No. 59; 2015 AFL Draft rookie elevation (Sydney).
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  • 01:45

    Naismith post-match - Round 1, 2020

    SwansTV caught up with Sam Naismith after his return to the AFL after a long wait.

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  • Beats by Game Day - Sam Naismith (Ch 7)

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  • HCF Injury Update - April 18, 2017

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  • JLT Series: Playfair post match

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  • Naismith nearing comeback - February 16, 2017

    Sam Naismith speaks about his recovery from shoulder surgery and getting home to Gunnedah and Tamworth with Sam Fisher during this year's AFL Community Camp.

  • Season review: Naismith - October 19, 2016

    2016 player review with Sam Naismith.

  • Grand Final: Sam Naismith - September 29, 2016

    Sam Naismith speaks to SwansTV about the upcoming Grand Final against the Western Bulldogs.

Latest Player News

  1. Naismith ready to put injuries behind him ahead of VFL return

    It will have been 324 long days since Sam Naismith pulled on a Swans guernsey, when he runs out for Sydney’s VFL side against Collingwood tomorrow.

  2. Swans inspired by Naismith through adversity

    Sydney Swans ruckman Sam Naismith will make his long-awaited return when the Swans’ VFL team takes on Collingwood in a curtain closer at the SCG on Saturday, May 15.

  3. Sam Naismith to return via the VFL

    Sydney Swans ruckman Sam Naismith will make his long-awaited return to play this weekend via the VFL competition, when Sydney faces Collingwood at the SCG on Saturday, May 15.

  4. Swans suffer injury blow

    The Sydney Swans have suffered a blow on the eve of the premiership season, with ruckman Sam Naismith injuring his knee at training on Wednesday.

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