Ben Newton (Australian footballer)
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 Newton at training during July 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Benjamin Newton | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1992 | ||
| Original team(s) | South Fremantle | ||
| Draft | No. 35, 2010 National Draft | ||
| Debut | Round 7, 2014, Port Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney, at StarTrack Oval | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2014 | Port Adelaide | 4 (0) | |
| 2015–2016 | Melbourne | 13 (12) | |
| Total | 17 (12) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ben Newton (born 8 August 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Newton was drafted by Port Adelaide with pick 35 in the 2010 National Draft.[1] He made his AFL debut against Greater Western Sydney[2] in round 7 of the 2014 AFL season.
At the end of the 2014 season, Newton left Port Adelaide citing that he wanted more opportunities at AFL level.[3] He was subsequently recruited by Melbourne as a delisted free agent.[4] At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by Melbourne.[5]
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2011 | Port Adelaide | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Port Adelaide | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Port Adelaide | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Port Adelaide | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2015 | Melbourne | 19 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 88 | 75 | 163 | 28 | 36 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | Melbourne | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 17 | 12 | 8 | 120 | 117 | 237 | 43 | 50 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 13.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Capel, Andrew (2 May 2014). "Forgotten man Ben Newton ready to step up for Power". The Advertiser.
- ^ Bednall, Jai (4 May 2014). "Port Adelaide youngster Ben Newton happy to make debut despite late call-up". The Advertiser.
- ^ Thring, Harry (24 October 2014). "Ports delists trio as midfielder rejects new contract and quits club". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Brown, Ashley (5 November 2014). "Newton's new start with the Demons". AFL.com.au.
- ^ "Melbourne Delists Four More". Triple M. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Ben Newton". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
External links
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- Ben Newton's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
- Ben Newton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ben Newton on Twitter
- Ben Newton's profile from Demonwiki
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