Jack Newnes (Australian footballer)

Jack Newnes
Newnes playing for St Kilda in April 2019
Personal information
Full name Jack Newnes
Nickname(s) Newnesy
Date of birth (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 31)
Original team(s) Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 37, 2011 National Draft, St Kilda
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2019 St Kilda 155 (55)
2020–2022 Carlton 52 (21)
Total 207 (76)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 15 2022.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Newnes is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life and career

Newnes went to St Anthony's Primary School in Alphington, Melbourne. As a youth, he played for Ivanhoe Junior Football Club in the Yarra Junior Football League,[1] and for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup. He was recruited to the AFL with pick 37 in the 2011 National Draft by the St Kilda Football Club.

Newnes made his debut in Round 2 of the 2012 season against Gold Coast.[2][3] After seven games in his debut season, he became a mainstay of the senior team for the rest of his time at St Kilda. He played a club equal-record 123 consecutive senior games from 2014 to 2019[4] and was a member of the club's leadership group for four seasons from 2015 until 2018. He played primarily as a wingman or utility flanker, noted for his effective link play and accurate field kicking.[5] Despite still playing 20 out of 22 games in the season, Newnes turned down a two-year contract and asked to be delisted at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season in order to join Carlton.[6][7]

Newnes then joined Carlton, signing as a delisted free agent, from the 2020 season.[8] He became a mainstay of the Carlton team in the pandemic-interrupted season as a wing/half-back, playing all 17 games. In Round 12, 2020, he kicked a goal after the siren to win the game by four points against Fremantle at Optus Stadium: the high difficulty kick, which came from outside the right boundary line at the 50-metre arc and required him to shoo away a cameraman and move camera cables out of his run-up, was one of three finalists for the AFL Goal of the Year award.[9] He played 19 games in 2021, reducing to 16 games in 2022 for a total of 52 for the club; he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2022 AFL season.[10]

AFL statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 18, 2020[11]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012 St Kilda 16 7 1 0 55 31 86 24 19 0.1 0.0 7.9 4.4 12.3 3.4 2.7
2013 St Kilda 16 18 0 2 157 116 273 81 42 0.0 0.1 8.7 6.4 15.2 4.5 2.3
2014 St Kilda 16 22 3 4 245 192 437 123 85 0.1 0.2 11.1 8.7 19.9 5.6 3.9
2015 St Kilda 16 22 6 7 262 187 449 132 83 0.3 0.3 11.9 8.5 20.4 6.0 3.8
2016 St Kilda 16 22 15 3 307 205 512 98 66 0.7 0.1 14.0 9.3 23.3 4.5 3.0
2017 St Kilda 16 22 7 10 293 212 505 124 68 0.3 0.5 13.3 9.6 23.0 5.6 3.1
2018 St Kilda 16 22 18 17 213 132 345 101 47 0.8 0.8 9.7 6.0 15.7 4.6 2.1
2019 St Kilda 16 20 5 10 218 128 346 89 53 0.3 0.5 10.9 6.4 17.3 4.5 2.7
2020 Carlton 32 17 13 4 139 83 222 53 44 0.8 0.2 8.2 4.9 13.1 3.1 2.6
Career 172 68 57 1889 1286 3175 825 507 0.4 0.3 11.0 7.5 18.5 4.8 2.9

References

  1. ^ "YJFL Current AFL Players". Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ "AFL Tables - Jack Newnes - Stats - Statistics".
  3. ^ Lane, Patrick (25 November 2011). "Jack Newnes happy to be a Saint". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  4. ^ Chris Nice (11 July 2019). "Newnes reaches 150". St Kilda Football Club. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ Marni Olsson-Young (1 November 2019). "Newnes' leadership credentials". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Newnes departs St Kilda".
  7. ^ "Saints confirm wingman's exit with Carlton move looming large".
  8. ^ "Newnes becomes a Blue".
  9. ^ "Newnes nails miraculous set shot to sink Freo after the siren".
  10. ^ Carlton Media (27 August 2022). "Carlton list changes". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Jack Newnes statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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