Shane Clayton
Kangaroos, Fitzroy and Brisbane
AFL career
117 games52 goals
- Debut
- R6 1996 v RCH4 May 1996
- Most recent
- R19 2004 v SYD7 Aug 2004
Stats
2004 | KAN | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
2003 | KAN | 13 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50 |
2002 | KAN | 16 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 13.2 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 59 |
2001 | KAN | 20 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 52 |
2000 | KAN | 24 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 65 |
1999 | KAN | 25 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 43 |
1998 | BRL | 2 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31 |
1997 | BRL | 3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15 |
1996 | FIT | 13 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 38 |
Bio
Shane Clayton's career is a classic tale of persistence, bridging the gap between the dying days of Fitzroy and premiership glory with North Melbourne. Originally taken by the Lions with pick 16 in the 1995 National Draft, he was thrown into the deep end as a 17-year-old during the club’s tumultuous final season. He was one of eight players chosen to join the Brisbane Lions following the merger but found himself stuck behind a formidable midfield group, managing just five senior games in two years before being delisted. His lifeline came when the Kangaroos selected him with the very last pick (number 90) of the 1998 National Draft—a speculative gamble that yielded immediate and spectacular results.
Thrust directly into Denis Pagan’s senior side, Clayton played every game of the 1999 season, capping his first year at Arden Street with a premiership medallion. A quintessential outside runner, he was valued not for winning contested ball but for his elite endurance and ability to find space on the wing, providing a crucial link between defence and attack. He went on to play 99 games for North Melbourne, cementing his reputation as a disciplined role player and one of the era’s great draft bargains before his AFL career concluded at the end of 2004.
Profile
- Born
- 24 Oct 1978 (age 47y 362d)
- Height
- 186 cm
- Weight
- 87 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1999
Bio
1 revisionShane Clayton's career is a classic tale of persistence, bridging the gap between the dying days of Fitzroy and premiership glory with North Melbourne. Originally taken by the Lions with pick 16 in the 1995 National Draft, he was thrown into the deep end as a 17-year-old during the club’s tumultuous final season. He was one of eight players chosen to join the Brisbane Lions following the merger but found himself stuck behind a formidable midfield group, managing just five senior games in two years before being delisted. His lifeline came when the Kangaroos selected him with the very last pick (number 90) of the 1998 National Draft—a speculative gamble that yielded immediate and spectacular results.
Thrust directly into Denis Pagan’s senior side, Clayton played every game of the 1999 season, capping his first year at Arden Street with a premiership medallion. A quintessential outside runner, he was valued not for winning contested ball but for his elite endurance and ability to find space on the wing, providing a crucial link between defence and attack. He went on to play 99 games for North Melbourne, cementing his reputation as a disciplined role player and one of the era’s great draft bargains before his AFL career concluded at the end of 2004.