Sam Clohesy is a professional Australian rules footballer who was selected by the Gold Coast Suns with the fourth pick in the 2024 rookie draft.
[1] Clohesy spent the early years of his life in Geelong where he began his football journey at St Joseph's.
[7] A year later he returned to Victoria with his family and began playing for the Calder Cannons in the Talent League in an attempt to further his chances of being drafted into the AFL.
[9] He played a starring role in Werribee's run to the 2023 VFL Grand Final[10] and was awarded the Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal for his outstanding season which culminated in Clohesy being rookie drafted by the Gold Coast Suns in November 2023.
[12] Clohesy made his AFL debut for the Suns in round 4 of the 2024 season against the Greater Western Sydney Giants.