| Chris Newman | |||
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Newman_(cropped).jpg) Newman in August 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Christopher Newman | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) |
Beaconsfield (MPNFL) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft |
55th overall, 2000 Richmond | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2002–2015 | Richmond | 268 (56) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2017–2018 | Box Hill | 36 (25-10-1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2018. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Christopher Newman (born 18 May 1982) is the coach of the Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League and a former player with the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted at pick 55 in the 2000 national draft from the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. Newman grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Narre Warren where his neighbour and childhood friend was former AFL player Brendan Fevola. Newman led Box Hill to a VFL premiership in 2018 and formerly served as an assistant coach at Hawthorn in 2016.[1]
- ^ "Coaching Staff". Box Hill Hawks. Retrieved 17 April 2017.