Ben Newton (Australian footballer)

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 with pick 35 in the 2010 National Draft. He made his AFL debut against Greater Western Sydney 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. He was subsequently recruited by Melbourne as a delisted free agent. At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by Melbourne.

Statistics


! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016 ! colspan=3| Career ! 17 ! 12 ! 8 ! 120 ! 117 ! 237 ! 43 ! 50 ! 0.7 ! 0.5 ! 7.1 ! 6.9 ! 13.9 ! 2.5 ! 2.9
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 * 38 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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 * 38 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 18 || 22 || 40 || 9 || 9 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 4.5 || 5.5 || 10.0 || 2.3 || 2.3
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 * 19 || 11 || 11 || 6 || 88 || 75 || 163 || 28 || 36 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 8.0 || 6.8 || 14.8 || 2.6 || 3.3
 * 19 || 11 || 11 || 6 || 88 || 75 || 163 || 28 || 36 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 8.0 || 6.8 || 14.8 || 2.6 || 3.3
 * 19 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 14 || 20 || 34 || 6 || 5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 7.0 || 10.0 || 17.0 || 3.0 || 2.5
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