Christopher Newman (born 18 May 1982) is the coach of the

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in the

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and a former player with the

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in the

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(AFL). He was drafted at pick 55 in the 2000 national draft from the

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in the

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. Newman grew up in the Melbourne suburb of

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where his neighbour and childhood friend was former AFL player

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. Newman led Box Hill to a VFL premiership in 2018 and formerly served as an assistant coach at in 2016.

Playing career

Early career (2000-2004)

Newman struggled to get himself into the first

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side for his first two seasons. He was held back by nagging injuries, which meant he could not get any form. After a strong run of form for the

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in the VFL, Newman made his debut for Richmond in Round 9 of the 2002 season. He was then to play every game except the Tigers' Round 22 game due to bad form for the previous month. He played every game though in the

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and looked like he might have a career in the big league. He excelled as the Richmond team struggled, kicking 5 goals for the season and averaging 13 disposals off half back. In

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, he played yet another good year. He played 19 games, once again averaging 13 disposals and also kicking 2 goals.

2005 season

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was the break-through year for Newman. As

struggled, Newman was very solid in the heart of their defence. He picked up a career high 24 disposals against

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in Round 14, in a stirring one point win over that season's premiers. He averaged 15 disposals for the year after playing every game, and kicked a couple of goals. Following the 2005 season, Newman was named in the Australian Squad for the

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, and performed well enough in the first test to be named in the bests.

2006 season

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was a disappointing season for Newman despite a fairly strong start. After averaging 14 disposals for the first 12 games of the year, things went horribly wrong in round 13 against Collingwood. Newman, in an awkward collision with Leon Davis, broke his leg in two places. This was a similar break to that of fellow Richmond player Nathan Brown in 2005.

2007 season

Newman was able to successfully recover from this horrible break and become one of Richmond's most consistent performers for the year. His run off the half-backline was crucial to the Tigers counter-attacking game plan. He scored one of the goals of 2007 against Fremantle when he received a 50 m penalty which led him to the centre square after a scuffle with

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. Newman kicked a long bomb from the centre square which was going to be the last goal of the 1st quarter. This goal was considered for nomination as one of the "Tiger Treasures of the Century" during Richmond's centenary celebrations in 2008.

2008 season

In 2008, Newman was named as Richmond's Deputy Vice Captain along with Nathan Foley. His 2008 season was statistically his best to date. He averaged 20.4 disposals per game whilst maintaining a solid level of defensive accountability. He won the Tiger's Most Courageous Player award and also managed a 4th-place finish in the

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. On 19 November 2008, following his strong 2008 season, Newman was named Captain of the Richmond Football Club.

2009-2012: Richmond's captain

From 2009 to 2012 Chris Newman was Richmond's captain and used as the key defensive playmaker for the Tigers. He is the 39th captain in Richmond's history. During the 2012 season he played his 200th game against

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, but announced that he would resign as captain at the conclusion of the 2012 season.

2014 season

In August 2014, Newman played his 250th AFL game in which the Tigers defeated minor premiers the

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by three points to win their ninth consecutive match and clinch the last place in the finals after the club languished in 16th place on the ladder after Round 14. In the lead-up to that match he signed a further contract which meant he would remain at the club until at least the end of the 2015 season.

2015 season

Newman did not have the most successful start to the season and required minor heart surgery two weeks before the season opener against Carlton. There were serious doubts about him playing but the Tigers named him and he played. He announced in August 2015 that he would retire at the end of the season. He played his 268th and final match in a losing elimination final against North Melbourne at the MCG.

Coaching career

On 20 October 2015, Newman joined

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as a development coach. In September 2016 it was announced he would move into the head coaching role at the Hawks' VFL affiliate, Box Hill in 2017. He was named the coach of the league's Team of the Year after leading Box Hill to second place in the home and away season in 2017. Newman lead Box Hill to the 2018 VFL premiership.

Playing statistics

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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

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Achievements and honours

Playing honours

Individual * Richmond captain: 2009–2012 *

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"Goal of the Century" nominee: 2008

Coaching honours

Team * VFL premiership:

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Individual * VFL coach of the year: 2017

References

External links

*
Chris Newman (Australian rules footballer)'s statistics
from Footy Wire * {{DEFAULTSORT:Newman, Chris 1982 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Richmond Football Club players Dandenong Stingrays players Australia international rules football team players Box Hill Football Club coaches People from Narre Warren