Graeme 'Sambo' Sams

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Graeme Donald Sams
Nickname(s)
Sambo
Born
Wednesday, 13th November, 1946
Died
Sunday, 31st January, 1999 (Aged 52 years and 79 days)

Biography

Sutherland junior was a fine cover defender as a centre and lock with Cronulla during the club’s foundation years, and later with St George in the early 1970s. Sams passed away in 1999, aged 52, after a long battle with cancer.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 160 17 -   - 51 72 82 6 45.00% List
Craven Mild Cup 14 1 -   - 3 4 10 0 28.57% List
NRL Finals 5 1 -   - 3 1 3 1 20.00% List
National Panasonic Cup 1 1 -   - 3 0 1 0 0.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Cronulla NSWRFL 1967 13 2 -   - 6 1 11 1 7.69% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1968 21 2 -   - 6 5 16 0 23.81% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1969 22 2 -   - 6 5 17 0 22.73% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1970 3 1 -   - 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
St George NSWRFL 1971 20 4 -   - 12 14 5 1 70.00% List
St George NSWRFL 1972 21 3 -   - 9 15 4 2 71.43% List
St George NSWRFL 1973 21 1 -   - 3 12 8 1 57.14% List
St George NSWRFL 1974 12 2 -   - 6 5 7 0 41.67% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1975 10 - -   - - 5 4 1 50.00% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1976 6 - -   - - 3 3 0 50.00% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1977 11 - -   - - 6 5 0 54.55% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Cronulla 1967-70, 1975-77 86 7 -   - 21 26 58 2 30.23% List
St George 1971-74 74 10 -   - 30 46 24 4 62.16% List
Overall1967-1977 160 17 0   0 51 72 82 6 45.00% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    17/12/2018

    great defender with a ton of courage , never stopped

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio