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Australian rules footballer

Fullname Cameron Shenton

Born (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 35)

Draft No. 30, 2012 rookie draft

Cameron Shenton
Personal information
Full name	Cameron Shenton
Born	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 35)
Original team	Norwood (SANFL)
Draft	No. 30, 2012 rookie draft
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position	Defense
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2013–2016	St Kilda	24 (8)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Cameron Shenton (born 27 September 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Shenton was recruited by the club in the 2012 Rookie draft, with pick No. 30. He made his debut in Round 22, 2013, against Gold Coast at Docklands Stadium.^[1]

Shenton was elevated to St Kilda's primary list as a rookie elevation in the 2014 AFL draft. He regained his spot in the senior side in Round 8, 2014 for the clash against Carlton, playing 10 games in 2014 and 13 in 2015.

Playing as a St Kilda listed player with Victorian Football League affiliate team the Sandringham Zebras in 2016, Shenton was voted the best and fairest player, winning the Neil Bencraft Award with 110 votes after a 41-goal season from 18 matches.^[2] At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by St Kilda.^[3]

In 2017 he returned to the SANFL and became part of Norwood's 2018 Grand Final team. Since then he has won a number of accolades, including 2x Woods Medalist and in 2021 he won the club's Leading Goal Kicker award. At the end of the 2021 season, he announced his retirement from the SANFL. Shenton decided to return to Golden Grove where all his football magic begun.

References

↑ Timms, Darryl (25 August 2013). "Nick Riewoldt and Stephen Milne lead St Kilda to big win over Gold Coast Suns". Fox Sports News. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
↑ Lay, Nathan (15 October 2016). "Shenton snares Sandringham Best and Fairest". saints.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
↑ Edwards, Nat (28 October 2016). "Four Saints go marching out the door". AFL Media. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

External links

Cameron Shenton's profile on the official website of the St Kilda Football Club
Cameron Shenton's playing statistics from AFL Tables

v t e 2012 AFL rookie draft
First round	1. Sam Frost 2. Kyal Horsley 3. Darren Pfeiffer 4. Justin Clarke 5. Rory Laird 6. Jai Sheehan 7. Addam Maric 8. Lee Spurr 9. Lin Jong 10. Max Warren 11. Lauchlan Dalgleish 12. Sam Dunell 13. Shane Biggs 14. Tom Bell 15. Michael Mascoulis 16. Broc McCauley 17. Lachlan Smith 18. Cam Eardley
Second round	20. Andrew McQualter 21. Danny Butcher 22. Stephen Wrigley 23. Dylan Orval 24. Tom Couch 25. Ben Darrou 26. Haiden Schloithe 27. Tom Campbell 28. Brad Mangan 29. Cory Dell'Olio 30. Cameron Shenton 31. Campbell Heath 32. Nick Heyne 33. Callum Papertalk 34. Amos Frank 35. Marley Williams 36. Jackson Sheringham
Third round	38. Michael Coad 40. Jack Crisp 41. Tim McIntyre 42. James Magner 43. Steven Verrier 44. Sam Menegola 45. Alex Greenwood 46. Malcolm Lynch 47. Mark Baguley 48. Jordan Staley 50. Frazer Dale 51. Simon Tunbridge 52. Andrew Boseley 53. Trent Stubbs 54. Mark Blicavs
Fourth round	57. Richard Newell (NSWSE) 58. Will Young 59. Leigh Williams 60. Gibson Turner 61. Jordan Wilson-King 62. Jack Redpath 63. Sam Gibson 64. Hal Hunter 65. Darren Minchington 67. Matthew Lodge (NSWSE) 68. Brad Dick 69. Adam Pattison 70. Daniel Farmer
Fifth round	73. James Craig 74. Piva Wright 75. Clancee Pearce 76. Mark Austin 77. Gavin Urquhart 78. Brendan Lee 81. Caolan Mooney
Sixth round	85. Anthony Long 87. Michael Hartley (NSWSE)
Seventh round	89. Ben Dowdell 90. John Heslin
Eighth round	93. Harry Cunningham 94. Josh Hall 95. Jack Lynch (NSWSE) 96. Sam Michael (QPS)

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