Sam Docherty

Sam Docherty played 184 senior AFL games chiefly for Carlton, as well as Brisbane Lions between 2013 and 2025, lining up most often as a defender. On 23-0, Sam Docherty's career spans 2 decades, from the 2010s to the 2020s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Sam Docherty at a peak of 86 out of 100, reached in the 2010s. That figure measures Sam Docherty only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 2010s defender can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Sam Docherty include 1 All-Australian selection. Sam Docherty also polled 25 Brownlow votes across the career.

Season by season, the data credits Sam Docherty with a best season of 625 disposals in 2022, 31 career goals and a top Brownlow year of 9 votes in 2022. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.