Meg McDonald (footballer) explained

Fullname:Meghan McDonald
Meghan McDonald
Birth Date:19 June 1991
Originalteam:Darebin Falcons (VFL Women's)
Draftpick:2016 free agent
Debutdate:Round 4, 2017
Debutstadium:VU Whitten Oval
Height:177 cm
Position:Defender
Guernsey:11
Years1:2017
Games Goals1:4 (1)
Years2:2019–
Games Goals2:55 (1)
Games Goalstotal:59 (2)
Statsend:the 2023 season
Careerhighlights:

2021–

2019

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 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]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2022 season 7.[11]

|-| 2017 || || 15 | 4 || 1 || 2 || 9 || 7 || 16 || 9 || 3 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 2.3 || 1.8 || 4.0 || 2.3 || 0.8 || 0|- style="background:#EAEAEA"| scope="row" text-align:center | 2019| | 11 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 80 || 46 || 126 || 21 || 10 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 10.0 || 5.8 || 15.8 || 2.6 || 1.3 || 0|- | scope=row | 2020 || || 11| 6 || 1 || 0 || 43 || 14 || 57 || 16 || 8 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 10.8 || 3.5 || 14.3 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 1|- style=background:#EAEAEA| scope=row text-align:center | 2021 || || 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) || || 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) || || 11| 11 || 0 || 0 || 92 || 43 || 135 || 41 || 17 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.3 || 3.9 || 12.2 || 3.7 || 1.5 || 1|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3 | Career! 46! 2! 2! 361! 184! 545! 135! 72! 0.1! 0.1! 7.5! 3.8! 11.3! 2.8! 1.5! 4|}

Notes and References

  1. News: AFLW list locked in. 7 November 2017. Western Bulldogs. Bigpond. 3 November 2016.
  2. News: AFLW Teams Round 4: Full squads named for fourth week of AFL Women’s competition. 23 February 2017. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 7 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Meg McDonald. AustralianFootball.com. 7 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Black. Sarah. AFLW trade period analysis: How did your club go?. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 7 November 2017. 29 May 2017.
  5. News: Ractliffe . Damien . Geelong Cats: AFLW recruit Meg McDonald confident she can make the elite grade at second go . 20 September 2018 . Geelong Advertiser . News Corp Australia . 5 September 2018.
  6. Web site: McDonald wins AFLW Best and Fairest. Geelong Cats. 5 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Meghan McDonald Named Geelong AFLW Captain. Telstra Media. Geelong. 23 December 2020.
  8. Web site: REVEALED: The 2021 AFLW All-Australian team. 20 April 2021. 21 June 2021. womens.afl.
  9. Web site: Two AFLW greats reach footy immortality as All-Australian squad revealed. womens.afl. 20 April 2021. 21 June 2021. Zita. David.
  10. Web site: All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut. womens.afl. 19 June 2021. 19 June 2021. Black. Sarah.
  11. Web site: Meg McDonald. australianfootball.com. 16 July 2021.