Samuel Frost (born 28 August 1993) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). A

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, tall and weighing , Frost has the ability to play as either a

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or defender, and is capable of also playing in the

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. He entered top-level football early when he played as a bottom-aged player for the

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in the

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. 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

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. He was recruited by the

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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.

Early life

Frost was born to Wendy and David Frost, and after having a junior career of playing both

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and

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, he focused on

when he joined the

in the

as a bottom-aged player in 2010 where he played as a ruckman. He completed year twelve at Wesley College in 2011 and returned to the Sandringham Dragons in the same year, in which he moved into the backline and played in the eight-point grand final win against the

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. He received mid-year state honours when he represented Vic Metro in the

and played in the winning final against Vic Country. Heading into the 2011 AFL draft he was predicted to be drafted inside the top thirty.

AFL career

2012–2014: Early career at Greater Western Sydney

After missing selection in the 2011 national draft, Frost was ultimately recruited by the

with the first overall selection in the 2012 rookie draft. He spent the first half of the 2012 season playing for the in the

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(NEAFL) before he made his AFL debut in the ninety-five-point loss against at

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in round seventeen where he recorded ten disposals, four tackles, three marks and a goal. He played the next two matches before requiring hip surgery, which ended his season with three AFL matches in total. 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. Frost played his first AFL match of the 2013 season in the forty-one point loss against at the

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in round four, he was omitted the next week for the match against at

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before returning to the senior side the next week for his last AFL match of the year in the thirty-nine-point loss against at

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. He played the majority of the year in the NEAFL where he played 22 matches for the season. After a strong pre-season in 2014, and injuries to fellow backmen, Phil Davis and

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, saw Frost given the opportunity to play in the seniors for an extended period of time. 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 at

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. He returned the next week for the seven-point loss against at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and played the next five matches before he was dropped for the round seventeen match against Fremantle at Patersons Stadium. He played in two of the remaining six matches to finish with sixteen matches for the year. After twenty-one matches in total for Greater Western Sydney, he requested a trade in September to return to his home state of

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, and was officially traded to the Melbourne Football Club in October.

2015–2019: 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. He played the first three matches of the year before breaking his toe during the twenty-five-point loss against at the

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in round three. He was initially ruled out for "four to six weeks," but he did not return to any football during 2015. The start of the 2016 season saw Frost move into the

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and he played in the opening round match against Greater Western Sydney at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a two-point win. He was omitted the next week for the match against Essendon, before returning for the five-point loss against at Blundstone Arena the next week; he played the next four matches before he was dropped for the round seven match against Gold Coast at

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. He spent the next three weeks in the

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(VFL) playing for Melbourne's affiliate team, the

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and returned for the eighteen point loss against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round eleven. His return to the senior side saw him return to playing as a defender; 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 at Etihad Stadium where he was a late withdrawal due to illness to finish the season with sixteen matches in total. Heading into the 2017 season, Frost sustained a foot injury which forced him to miss the opening round clash against St Kilda and instead start the season in the VFL with Casey. He played his first AFL match of the year in the two-point loss to Fremantle at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round four. In his third match back, he was praised for his performance in the three-point loss to Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round seven, in which he recorded twenty disposals, seven rebound 50s and seven marks, by senior coach,

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, with Melbourne reporter, Matt Burgan, stating it was one of Frost's "best AFL performances" and he was named in ''AFL Media's'' team of the week. He played sixteen consecutive matches, including his fiftieth AFL match in the three-point win against at Domain Stadium in round fourteen, before he was omitted for the round twenty-one match against St Kilda at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He did not return to the AFL side for the remainder of the year and speculation was starting to arise by the media that he would be involved in a trade with Adelaide so the club could try and secure

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. He dispelled the speculation in September when he signed a two-year contract, tying him to the club until the end of the 2019 season.

2020–present: Hawthorn

Frost was traded to at the conclusion of the

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. Frost was assigned guernsey number 8 for the 2020 season.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Individual * most consistent player: 2021

Personal life

His father, David Frost, played thirty-four matches for the

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and seventy-two matches for the

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in the

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(SANFL) during the 1980s and his older brother,

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played fifty-four matches for the

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and two matches for the

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References

External links

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from Demonwiki {{DEFAULTSORT:Frost, Sam 1993 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Greater Western Sydney Giants players Melbourne Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club players Sandringham Dragons players Casey Demons players People educated at Wesley College (Victoria)