Leigh Newton

Who is Leigh Newton?

Leigh Newton is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. Newton, a ruckman, played 13 matches for Melbourne in his first season at the club, 1997. After being struck down by injuries the next two seasons and not playing a senior match as a result, Newton was delisted at the end of 1999. Despite being delisted, Newton remained with the club for many years, working as a ruck coach and media manager, before moving clubs to become Hawthorn's ruck coach in 2009.