| Fullname | Shane Clayton |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 24 October 1978 (age 48) |
| Originalteam | Northern Knights |
| Draftpick | 16th overall, 1995 National Draft 90th overall, 1998 National Draft |
| Height | 186 cm |
| Weight | 87 kg |
| Guernsey | 23 |
| Statsend | 2004 |
| Years 1 | 1996 |
| Games goals 1 | 13 (1) |
| Years 2 | 1997–1998 |
| Games goals 2 | 5 (0) |
| Years 3 | 1999–2004 |
| Club 3 | Kangaroos |
| Games goals 3 | 99 (51) |
| Games goalstotal | 117 (52) |
| Careerhighlights | AFL Premiership player: 1999 |
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.
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
|- |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1996 |style="text-align:center;"| | 40 || 13 || 1 || 1 || 87 || 53 || 140 || 34 || 9 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 6.7 || 4.1 || 10.8 || 2.6 || 0.7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1997 |style="text-align:center;"| | 40 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 4 || 12 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.7 || 1.3 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 0.3 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998 |style="text-align:center;"| | 40 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 4 || 13 || 4 || 4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.5 || 2.0 || 6.5 || 2.0 || 2.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1999 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 25 || 10 || 12 || 177 || 75 || 252 || 74 || 33 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 7.1 || 3.0 || 10.1 || 3.0 || 1.3 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 24 || 8 || 11 || 264 || 120 || 384 || 108 || 34 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 11.0 || 5.0 || 16.0 || 4.5 || 1.4 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 20 || 15 || 8 || 163 || 82 || 245 || 70 || 23 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 8.2 || 4.1 || 12.3 || 3.5 || 1.2 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 16 || 17 || 12 || 153 || 58 || 211 || 66 || 16 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 9.6 || 3.6 || 13.2 || 4.1 || 1.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 13 || 1 || 2 || 105 || 65 || 170 || 56 || 8 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 8.1 || 5.0 || 13.1 || 4.3 || 0.6 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2004 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career ! 117 ! 52 ! 46 ! 967 ! 461 ! 1428 ! 416 ! 128 ! 0.4 ! 0.4 ! 8.3 ! 3.9 ! 12.2 ! 3.6 ! 1.1 |}