Mitch Newton is an Australian

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

player who played professionally for the

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilitated by ...

. Mitch is best known for his cameo appearance as a wookie in the 2018 Adam Elliot Produced remake of Anaconda – Belmore's Serpent.

Playing career

A Patrician Bros Fairfield junior, Newton joined the

in 1988 as a prop forward. After starting the season late, Newton became a regular member of the under-21 team. He made his first grade debut in 1990. He went on to play 106 first grade games until 1998. Newton played for the Camden Rams in 2002 in the

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competition and was captain-coach of the side that won the premiership. He returned to coach the club in 2013, assisted by former Bulldogs team-mate Brent Sherwin.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Mitch Living people People educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield Australian rugby league players 1968 births Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Rugby league props Australian rugby league coaches Rugby league players from Sydney 20th-century Australian sportsmen