Shane Clayton (born 24 October 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy, the Brisbane Lions and the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League (AFL), including their victorious 1999 Grand Final.
| Shane Clayton | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Shane Clayton | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-10-24) 24 October 1978 (age 43) | ||
| Original team(s) | Northern Knights | ||
| Draft |
16th overall, 1995 National Draft 90th overall, 1998 National Draft | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1996 | Fitzroy | 013 0(1) | |
| 1997–1998 | Brisbane Lions | 005 0(0) | |
| 1999–2004 | Kangaroos | 099 (51) | |
| Total | 117 (52) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Originally from the Northern Knights, Clayton debuted in the AFL for Fitzroy with whom he appeared 13 times. Following Fitzroy's merger, he played five games with the Brisbane Lions over two seasons before moving to the Kangaroos.
| 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 | ||||
| 1996 | Fitzroy | 40 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 53 | 140 | 34 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| 1997 | Brisbane Lions | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | Brisbane Lions | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 1999 | Kangaroos | 23 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 177 | 75 | 252 | 74 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | Kangaroos | 23 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 264 | 120 | 384 | 108 | 34 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 1.4 |
| 2001 | Kangaroos | 23 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 163 | 82 | 245 | 70 | 23 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | Kangaroos | 23 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 153 | 58 | 211 | 66 | 16 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 13.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| 2003 | Kangaroos | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 65 | 170 | 56 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | Kangaroos | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 117 | 52 | 46 | 967 | 461 | 1428 | 416 | 128 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 1.1 | ||
Kangaroos 1999 AFL premiers | |
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Coach: Pagan |