Nic Newman (born 15 January 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Sydney Swans
A mature aged recruit at almost 22 years old, from VFL club Frankston, Newman was drafted by the Sydney Swans with their second selection and thirty-fifth overall in the 2015 rookie draft.[1] He made his debut in the twenty-three point loss against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in round 2, 2017.[2]
Carlton
At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Newman was traded to Carlton. He made his debut for Carlton in the Round 1 match against Richmond at the MCG. Newman impressed, gathering 26 disposals and kicking a classy goal in the 33 point loss.[3] In his second game against his former club, Newman collected 32 disposals in a best on ground performance. His efforts were a pivotal part in Carlton’s fourth win of the 2019 season.
Newman had a career-best season in 2023, finishing second in Carlton's best and fairest.[4]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to end of Round 23 2021[5]
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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 | ||||
| 2017 | Sydney | 28 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 260 | 146 | 406 | 95 | 75 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 13.0 | 7.3 | 20.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | Sydney | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 66 | 193 | 60 | 33 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | Carlton | 24 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 328 | 100 | 428 | 135 | 66 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 21.4 | 6.8 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | Carlton | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Carlton | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 76 | 275 | 86 | 54 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.2 | 5.4 | 19.6 | 6.1 | 3.9 |
| Career | 67 | 14 | 10 | 927 | 390 | 1317 | 380 | 230 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 19.6 | 5.6 | 3.4 | ||
References
- ^ Amy, Paul (3 December 2014). "Frankston Dolphins defender Nic Newman continues his rapid rise, taken by Sydney in the AFL rookie draft". Frankston Standard Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Cordy, Neil (30 March 2017). "Sydney Swans name three debutants for Grand Final rematch against Western Bulldogs". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Blues welcome Newman". Carlton Media. www.carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Weitering a dual John Nicholls Medallist". 8 October 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "AFL Tables - Nic Newman statistics". AFL Tables.
External links
- Nic Newman's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Nic Newman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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