Sam Newman

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Sam Newman
Personal information
Full name	John Noel William Newman
Nickname(s)	Sam, Fossil, Foss, Sammy
Date of birth	(1945-12-22) 22 December 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s)	Geelong Grammar School
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1][2][3]
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)[1]
Position(s)	Ruck, forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1964–1980	Geelong	300 (110)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	Victoria	8 (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980.
Career highlights
Club 2× Carji Greeves Medal: (1968, 1975) Geelong captain: (1974–1975) Geelong Team of the Century Geelong Hall of Fame Representative 2× National Football Carnival Championship: 1969, 1975 All-Australian team: (1969) Overall Australian Football Hall of Fame, inducted 2002
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Noel William "Sam" Newman (born 22 December 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A talented and athletic player who served his apprenticeship under Graham "Polly" Farmer, Newman became Geelong's main ruckman after Farmer departed at the end of 1967. He overcame a number of serious injuries during his career to become the first Geelong player to reach 300 senior VFL games.

After retiring in 1980, Newman served as a specialist ruck coach at various AFL clubs and had a notable media career, particularly with Melbourne-based radio station 3AW and the Nine Network as a panel member of The Footy Show, one of the network's most popular and often controversial programs.