Profile
Sampson HOSKING
| Nickname(s): | Shine |
| Date of Birth: | 4th January 1888 |
| Place of Birth: | Adelaide |
| Date of Death / Age: | 20th October 1974 / 86 years |
| Place of Death: | Adelaide |
| Height: | 167 cm |
| Playing Weight: | 64 kg |
| Junior & League Footy: | Marist Brothers / Semaphore Central |
Career
SAFL / SANFL
| Playing Career: | 1907 – 1921 / 1927 / 1936 |
| Guernsey(s): | 4 / 7 / 9* |
| Position(s): | Midfielder (Centre, Rover, Wing) / Forward |
| Games: | 163 |
| Goals: | 41 |
* Numbers not in use prior to 1912
Milestone Games
SAFL / SANFL
Club Milestones:
- Magpies Debut (Round 1, 1907)
- 100 Games (Grand Final, 1914)
Career Milestones:
- SAFL Debut (Round 1, 1907)
- 100 Games (Grand Final, 1914)
Hall of Fame
SAFL / SANFL
Club Honours:
- Most Improved Junior (1907)
- Premiership Player (1910, 1913, 1914, 1921)
- Best & Fairest (1910)
- Valuable Services Rendered (1911, 1914)
- Team Leaders:
- Captain (1912)
- Vice-Captain – Coach (1921)
- Most Attention To Training (1914)
- Life Member (1919)
- Port Adelaide Hall of Fame Inductee (????)
SAFL / SANFL Honours:
- Magarey Medal:
- Medal (1910)
- Medal (1915 – awarded retrospectively)
- SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee (2002)
Representative Honours:
- Port Adelaide:
- Champions of Australia (1910, 1913, 1914)
- South Australia – 9 games:
- Australasian (Adelaide) Football Carnival (1911)
- Interstate Matches (1911, 1912)
- Perth Carnival (1921)