Gabby Newton

{{short description|Female Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Gabby Newton

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| fullname = Gabrielle Newton

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|8|31|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| originalteam = Northern Knights (NAB League)

| draftpick = No. 1, 2019 national draft

| debutdate = Round 1, 2020

| debutteam = {{AFLW|WB}}

| debutopponent = {{AFLW|StK}}

| debutstadium = RSEA Park

| height = 175 cm

| weight =

| position = Utility

| currentclub = {{AFLW|Fre}}

| guernsey = 1

| years1 = 2020–2023

| club1 = {{AFLW|WB}}

| games_goals1 = 36 (10)

| years2 = 2024–

| club2 = {{AFLW|Fre}}

| games_goals2 = 12 {{0}}(0)

| games_goalstotal = 48 (10)

| statsend = the 2024 season

| careerhighlights = * 22under22 team: 2020

}}

Gabrielle "Gabby" Newton (born 31 August 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Fremantle, after previously playing for Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW).{{Cite web|title=Gabrielle Newton {{!}} AFL|url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/players/2098/gabby-newton|website=westernbulldogs.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/western-bulldogs-select-gabby-newton-as-no-1-pick-in-the-2019-aflw-draft/news-story/b381182f717f1b78e6feeb1ff5541def|title=Western Bulldogs select Gabby Newton as No. 1 pick in the 2019 AFLW draft|first=Lauren|last=Wood|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=22 October 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/23/gabby-newton-taken-at-pick-no1-in-aflw-draft-that-had-it-all|title=Gabby Newton taken at pick No.1 in AFLW draft that had it all|first=Kirby|last=Fenwick|newspaper=The Guardian|date=23 October 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/top-aflw-draft-pick-gabby-newton-is-a-natural-leader/news-story/bd3328c1c396277993867d3e8128cf46|title=Top AFLW draft pick Gabby Newton is a natural leader|first=Courtney|last=Walsh|newspaper=The Australian|date=23 October 2019}}

Newton was named in the team's best 4 times in the 6 games she played in the 2020 AFL Women's season,{{cite web|title=Match report: Bulldogs show their bite against Saints|url=https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/103/stk-v-wb|date=9 February 2020|access-date=13 June 2021|work=AFL Women's Media|last1=Cleary|first1=Mitch}}{{cite web|title=Harris, Blues respond to down fast-finishing Bulldogs|url=https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/112/wb-v-carl|date=22 February 2020|work=AFL Women's Media|access-date=13 June 2021|last1=Beveridge|first1=Riley}}{{cite web|title=Eagles hang on for first win in tight scrap with struggling Dogs|url=https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/120/wce-v-wb|work=AFL Women's Media|access-date=13 June 2021|date=29 February 2020|last1=Navaratnam|first1=Dinny}}{{cite web|title=Dockers surge past Bulldogs to stay perfect|url=https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/136/wb-v-fre|work=AFL Women's Media|last1=Canil|first1=Jourdan|access-date=13 June 2021|date=15 March 2020}} with her collecting career high amounts of disposals in rounds 4 and 6.{{cite web|title=Gabrielle Newton - Player Stats|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player_season_detail/Gabby+Newton/20704|access-date=13 June 2021|work=australianfootball.com}} She received 1 best and fairest vote for her performance in round 4 of the 2020 season, as well as the weekly Rising Star nominee.{{Cite web|title=No.1 draft pick, Blues midfielder earn Rising Star nominations|url=http://womens.afl/news/47375/no-1-draft-pick-blues-midfielder-earn-rising-star-nominations|website=AFLW|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}{{cite web|title=West Coast WFC vs Western Bulldogs WFC|url=https://australianfootball.com/game/view/126151|work=australianfootball.com|access-date=13 June 2021}} Newton signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season.{{cite web|title=25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0|url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/959491/25-bulldogs-locked-in-for-aflw-6-0|date=16 June 2021|access-date=17 June 2021}}

At the end of the 2023 season Newton requested a trade to Fremantle.{{cite news |title='Feels like home': The gut feeling that drove ex-Dog west |url=https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1184677/feels-like-home-the-gut-feeling-that-drove-ex-western-bulldogs-player-gabrielle-newton-west |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=afl.com.au/aflw |date=6 August 2024 |language=en}} This was completed as part of a giant 11 team trade in the 2023 trade period.{{cite news |title=Lamb leaves Dogs in huge 11-club AFLW trade |url=https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/39109821/aflw-kirsty-lamb-leaves-western-bulldogs-huge-11-club-trade |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=ESPN.com |date=14 December 2023 |language=en}}