Samuel Fisher (born 10 July 1982) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Between the ages of 17 and 19, Fisher was a promising junior golfer and played off a handicap of 1. He won the Riverland Tyre and Mag Boxing Day Classic four times, twice with his father Terry and twice with his brother Ben. However, Fisher gave away a possible career in golf for AFL football. Fisher began playing Australian rules in South Australia with West Adelaide, where he was first identified by AFL scouts at the age of 21. AFL career Draft and Debut The versatile defender was selected as pick number 55 in the 2003 AFL Draft. Fisher made his debut in Round 7 2004, after injuries to other key defenders meant he was required for the team. St Kilda was in a strong position when he made his debut, having won the pre-season Wizard Home Loans Cup, and were undefeated in first position in the Premiership. The Saints had strung together 10 consecutive wins including the pre-season tournament. St Kilda defeated Fremantle in Perth by 23 points. He didn't play again until round 15, and played 6 matches in a row through to round 20. It provided more stability to the team after a difficult run of matches, and St Kilda eventually won through to the top 4 for the Finals. Fisher did not play another match for the season after Round 20, watching on as the Saints played in the Qualifying Final, Semi Final, and Preliminary Final in the first 3 weeks of the Finals Series. First Finals Match In 2005, Fisher took a major step in his career and improved dramatically to hold down a regular spot in the Saints' defence, playing 21 matches. He generally played on the third-best forward of the opposition and began to provide prolific running from the half-back line. Despite some obvious difficulties during the year, the Saints qualified for the finals in 4th position. Fisher was part of the team that defeated the Minor Premiers Adelaide in the 1st Qualifying Final in Adelaide. He racked up 22 disposals in the match which secured St Kilda a home Preliminary Final, in one of the best Finals wins this century by any team. It was Fisher's first Finals match with St Kilda that