Sam Newman net worth stems from rules football and media. He is an Australian former rules football player, radio and television personality and a motorsport racer.

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The Evaluated Sam Newman Net Worth

Sam Newman net worth is approximated at $10 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. This figure links to his professional rules football career, media, motorsport racing and other personal investments.

Career Breakdown

Professional Rules Football

In 1963, he played five reserve games for Geelong Football Club. The following year, he was chosen to play for the Seniors in Round 3 of the 1964 Victorian Football League season against Fitzroy.

He was picked to the All-Australian team in 1969 and played a total of eight games. While playing for Geelong Football Club in the 1980 Victorian Football League, he kicked five goals as center half-forward.

This happened during Round 4 and they won against North Melbourne. The same year playing against Collingwood, he achieved his 300th senior Victorian Football League game in the 20th round.

Later on, he became the ruck coach for Melbourne Football Club for the purpose of mentoring other rules football players in 2005.

Radio

After professional rules football, he became a football commentator on 3AW radio station in 1981 up until 1999.

He also appeared on Triple M radio for Friday Night Saturday afternoon matches and commentated on Australian Football League games.

In addition to this, he was part of the Steve Price breakfast program on Triple M radio from 2010 to 2012.

Television

While in radio, he was also a regular on the World of Sport television program on Channel 7 from 1981 to 1987.

On Nine Network, he was a co-host of In Melbourne Today sports program from 1989. Afterwards, he was a reporter on Melbourne Extra and a panelist on The Sunday Footy Show from 1993 to 1998.

From 1994 to 2018, he was a panelist on The Footy Show (Australian Football League).

Print

In addition to this, he was a columnist in The Sun News-Pictorial newspaper.

Motorsport Racing

Besides rules football and media career, Sam Newman participated in motorsport racing. He raced for For Australia in the Australian GT Production Car Championship in Class C in 1998 and finished 10th.

In the Australian GT Production Car Championship of 1999, driving for Gibson Motorsport, he finished third in Class D.

Onwards to 2000, he raced in the 1999 Poolrite GTP Bathurst Showroom Showdown, 2000 Australian GT Production Car Championship and Australian Grand Prix.

Afterwards, in 2001,he raced for Prancing Horse Racing with team mates in the Australian Nations Cup Championship and was number 14.

The following year, he finished in 10th place at the 2002 Championship series.

Additionally, he raced in the 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship for Lamborghini.

He left motorsport racing after the 2003 championship series but later raced in 2009 and 2010 Mini Challenge Australia championships.

Personal investment

Sam Newman started and co-hosted a podcast, Sam, Mike and Thomo with Mike Sheahan and Grant Thomas.

After a while, it was discontinued in March 2019 but later continued again in August with Mike Sheahan and Don Scott. It was then renamed to Sam , Mike & Don, You Cannot Be Serious.

Later, it was renamed again to You Cannot Be Serious in June 2020. By March 2023, the podcast had a successful $10 million download on Podbean.

Recognitions

Sam Newman was named best on ground for kicking all four goals and getting three marks in a charity match for Victoria. This was the E. J. Whitten Legends Game.

He was inducted into the 2002 Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Sam Newman put his Ferrari on pole position for the 2002 Sandown 500.