Meghan McDonald (born 29 June 1991) is an Australian rules footballer with the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She previously played with the Western Bulldogs in the 2017 season. McDonald was recruited by the Western Bulldogs as a free agent in November 2016.[1] She made her debut in the seven point loss to Collingwood at VU Whitten Oval in round four of the 2017 season.[2] She played four matches in her debut season and kicked one goal.[3] She was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[4] In September 2018 she accepted a contract with Geelong to play in the club's inaugural season in the AFLW in 2019.[5] She was awarded Geelong's best and fairest medal in her debut season at the club.[6] In December 2020, McDonald was announced as Geelong's captain, replacing Melissa Hickey who retired at the end of the 2020 season.[7] In the 2021 AFL Women's season, McDonald was awarded with her second All-Australian blazer, named on the full back position.[8][9] McDonald achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for average intercept possessions in the 2021 AFL Women's season, totalling 8.3 a game.[10]
| Meghan McDonald | |||
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 McDonald with Geelong in February 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Meghan McDonald | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1991 | ||
| Original team(s) | Darebin Falcons (VFL Women's) | ||
| Draft | 2016 free agent: Western Bulldogs | ||
| Debut | Round 4, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Geelong | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Western Bulldogs | 4 (1) | |
| 2019– | Geelong | 55 (1) | |
| Total | 59 (2) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of 2022 season 7.[11]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Western Bulldogs | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | Geelong | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 46 | 126 | 21 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2020 | Geelong | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Geelong | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 39 | 131 | 28 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 4.3 | 14.6 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 2022 (S6) | Geelong | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 35 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2022 (S7) | Geelong | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 43 | 135 | 41 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 12.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Career | 46 | 2 | 2 | 361 | 184 | 545 | 135 | 72 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 4 | ||
References
edit- ^ "AFLW list locked in". Western Bulldogs. Bigpond. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "AFLW Teams Round 4: Full squads named for fourth week of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Meg McDonald". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Black, Sarah (29 May 2017). "AFLW trade period analysis: How did your club go?". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Ractliffe, Damien (5 September 2018). "Geelong Cats: AFLW recruit Meg McDonald confident she can make the elite grade at second go". Geelong Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "McDonald wins AFLW Best and Fairest". Geelong Cats. 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Meghan McDonald Named Geelong AFLW Captain". Geelong. Telstra Media. 23 December 2020.
- ^ "REVEALED: The 2021 AFLW All-Australian team". womens.afl. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Zita, David (20 April 2021). "Two AFLW greats reach footy immortality as All-Australian squad revealed". womens.afl. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Black, Sarah (19 June 2021). "All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Meg McDonald". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
External links
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- Meg McDonald's profile on the official website of the Geelong Football Club
- Meg McDonald at AustralianFootball.com
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