Clint Newton

Age: 28

Date of Birth: 18th Jun 1981

Place of Birth: Myrtle Beach, USA

Position: Second Row

PROFILE:

The American born forward started last season with his home town team Newcastle and ended up a Grand Final winner after a mid-season move to Melbourne. Clint is carrying on the family name in the world of sport after his dad Jack was one of the best golfers of his generation. Scored in last season's NRL Grand Final. He was one of Rovers most consistent performers until a knee injury picked up in the shocking home defeat to Wakefield ruled him out for the rest of the season. Started the 2009 pre-season by caddying for Swedish golfer Nikki Garrett on the Ladies European Tour.

STATS:

2009: 26 appearances, 10 tries

2008: 19 appearances, 4 tries

2008 Opta stats: Appearances 17, Tries 4, Try assists 1, Goals 0, Drop Goals 0,

Meters 1664, Carries 237, Tackles 427, Offloads 25, Attacking Kicks 2, Runs from dummy half 3, Tackle Busts 19, Marker tackles 42, Clean Breaks 3, Forty twenty 0, Kicks in general play 3, Missed goals 0, Missed tackles 22, Errors 18,

Penalties 11, Red cards 0, Yellow cards 1

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Club	Fee	Date	Statistics
Newcastle Knights	n/a	2001-2007	100 appearances, 12 tries
Melbourne Storm	n/a	2007	15 appearances, 4 tries