Shane Clayton

Shane Clayton (born 24 October 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy Football Club, the Brisbane Lions and the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League (AFL), including their victorious 1999 Grand Final.

Shane Clayton
Personal information
Full name	Shane Clayton
Date of birth	(1978-10-24) 24 October 1978
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)
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. Clayton was one of eight players to transfer to Brisbane when Fitzroy's AFL operations were taken over by the Brisbane Bears, and he played five games with Brisbane over two seasons before moving to the Kangaroos.

Statistics

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

External links

• Shane Clayton's playing statistics from AFL Tables