Glenn Manton

Glenn Manton
Personal information
Full name Glenn Manton
Date of birth (1973-06-01) 1 June 1973
Original team(s) East Keilor/Strathmore
Height / weight 185 cm / 88 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1992 – 1994 Essendon 021 0(4)
1995 – 2003 Carlton 157 (30)
Total 178 (34)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Glenn Manton (born 1 June 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Essendon. He usually played in defence but was occasionally used up forward.

AFL career

Glenn Manton played for both Strathmore and East Keilor before joining the Essendon Under-19s as a 16-year-old. He made his AFL debut in 1992 at 18 for the Bombers and played 21 games over three seasons for them. He was delisted by Essendon after the 1994 season, then recruited by Carlton in the 1995 Pre-season Draft. He played 12 games for the club during the 1995 season, mostly off the interchange bench, and was part of the club's 1995 Premiership Team, the only AFL premiership of his career.[1]

Over the following seasons, Manton cemented his position in the Carlton team, playing primarily as a strong-spoiling defender, occasionally playing in the forward line. He was a regular selection in the team from 1996 until 2001, and played in the 1999 Grand Final when Carlton lost to North Melbourne.[2]

Manton was delisted at the end of the 2003 season, after only five senior appearances that year. At the end of his career he had appeared 157 times for Carlton and 178 times overall. He played in a total of three pre-season premierships for Carlton and Essendon, a Reserve Grade Premiership for Essendon and by the conclusion of his career he was inducted into the AFL's 200 Club.

Post-AFL

Following his AFL career, Manton attempted a transition to soccer with South Melbourne Hellas, trying out as goalkeeper.[3] He then spent the next couple of years competing in the four-man bobsleigh, training throughout 2004[4] and then racing on the World Cup circuit as part of the Australian team in 2005 and 2006,[5] which failed by one position to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.[6] He has since returned to playing Australian rules football at a local level: he was part of the Albion Cats' 2010 premiership team in the Western Region Football League, played for the Taylors Lakes Football Club in the Essendon District Football League from 2012 until 2013,[7] and in 2014 he played for the Beaufort Football Club in the Central Highlands Football League.[8]

Outside sports

Manton, throughout his playing time, became a regular panelist on Nine Network's The Footy Show, where developed a reputation for his larrikinism and comedic ability. After his retirement, he has performed at Melbourne International Comedy Festivals. He was a regular on Vega 91.5, Fox Football programs and wrote a regular column for MX. He has run the gambit of various media from Channel 9’s Footy Show to community radio station 3RRR. Manton is also a former board member of Melbourne Fringe, and later performed in the 2016 Melbourne Fringe Festival.

In 1999 he co-founded Whitelion, a not-for-profit organisation assisting youth in crisis within the juvenile justice system. The organisation offers a range of mentoring programs and Manton is hands-on motivating and building self-confidence in young people in custodial centres. He works as a motivational speaker, addressing a wide range of audiences,[9][10] works with Red Dust, a not-for-profit group which works with indigenous communities. His motivation to work in the field stemmed in large part from his own experiences of being mentored as a troubled youth: at the age of 17, he nearly had lost the use of his arm after breaking a thick glass window with it (he wore an arm-guard throughout his career due to the injury), before the personal counselling he received from former Essendon player Alec Epis helped him to transform his outlook on life.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Michael Roberts (1995), "Glenn Manton", Blues' 95 Premiers – Official Carlton Premiership Souvenir, Sporting Links Publications, p. 50
  2. ↑ "Glenn Manton". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Jake Niall; Michael Lynch (2 September 2003). "Manton in soccer surprise". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Steve Perkin (2 November 2004). "Manton Pushing For A New Career". Herald Sun. Carlton Supporters Club. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Touring team heads overseas to qualify". Australian Olympic Committee. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Australians bobsleigh court bid fails". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 February 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  7. ↑ Jenkinson L, Hobson's Bay Weekly "Cats claw title to thwart Spotswood's dream run", 15 September 2010.
  8. ↑ Pat Nolan (20 March 2014). "CHFL: Beaufort recruit Glenn Manton to contribute to community". The Courier. Ballarat, VIC. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Glenn Manton ... success in sport and the community. - Saxton Speakers Bureau". Saxton Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Glenn Manton - Bio - Premiere Motivational Speakers Bureau". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Catherine Lambert (20 July 2008). "Former AFL star Glenn Manton passes on his positive recipe". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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