Alec MacDonald (rugby league)
Alec MacDonald (born 27 October 2001) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a lock for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League.
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| Full name | Alec MacDonald | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 October 2001 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
MacDonald was born in Auckland, New Zealand and moved to Queensland when he was nine-years old.[1]
He played his junior rugby league for the Easts Springwood Tigers and Ormeau Shearers, and attended Chisholm Catholic College, Cornubia.
In 2021, he played three games for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the 2021 Queensland Cup, while winning the club's under-21s player of the year in the 2021 Hastings Deering Colts season. He was a member of the Wynnum Manly team that won the 2021 Hasting Deering Colts Grand Final 17-16 against Townsville Blackhawks.[2] MacDonald then received a train and trial contract with the Melbourne Storm after being scouted by former Storm player Tim Glasby.[1]
Playing career
MacDonald signed with Melbourne on a train and trial contract ahead of the 2022 NRL season, earning a full-time contract to stay with the club for the 2022 Melbourne Storm season.[3] He made his debut in round 1 of the 2022 NRL season for Melbourne Storm against Wests Tigers (player cap 221).[4] While with Melbourne, MacDonald also played for Storm feeder club Brisbane Tigers, making his first appearance for the Tigers on 24 April 2022 during the 2022 Queensland Cup season.[5]
References
- Ward, Roy (9 April 2022). "The Brisbane apprentice who caught a former Storm star's eye". smh.com.au. Nine Media. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- "18th Man - 2021 Colts Grand Final". 18thman.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- "Alec post-game chat - Round 1". melbournestorm.com.au. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- "NRL 2022, Round 1 Team Lists". NRL.com. 8 March 2022.
- "Suzuki Brisbane Tigers". Twitter. Brisbane Tigers. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.