Amy McDonald (Australian footballer)
Amy McDonald (born 7 February 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). McDonald is a dual Geelong best and fairest winner.
Amy McDonald | |||
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![]() McDonald playing for Geelong in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Amy McDonald | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1998 | ||
Original team(s) | Geelong Cats (VFLW) | ||
Draft | No. 80, 2019 national draft | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2020, Geelong vs. Fremantle, at Fremantle Oval | ||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Geelong | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2020– | Geelong | 25 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
AFL Women's career
McDonald was selected with pick 80 in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.[1]
McDonald was the winner of the Geelong best and fairest award in 2021, collecting 71 votes, almost double the vote tally of runner-up and inaugural winner Meg McDonald.[2]
McDonald was Geelong's best player in its loss to North Melbourne in round 1 of the 2022 season,[3] also polling six coaches' votes.[4] She was Geelong's best player in its loss to Carlton in round 2[5] and among Geelong's best players in its losses to Collingwood in round 3[6] and Brisbane in round 4.[7] McDonald was best afield in Geelong's first win of the season against West Coast in round 5;[8] she polled seven coaches' votes[9] and was selected in womens.afl's Team of the Week for that round.[10] She was also among Geelong's best players in its losses to Gold Coast in round 6[11] and the Western Bulldogs in round 7,[12] and was best afield in Geelong's win over Richmond in round 8;[13] she polled the maximum ten coaches' votes[14] and was selected in womens.afl's Team of the Week for round 8.[15] McDonald was among Geelong's best players in its loss to St Kilda in round 9[16] and was Geelong's best player in its loss to Greater Western Sydney in round 10;[17] she polled seven coaches' votes[18] and was selected in womens.afl's Team of the Week for that round.[19] She was named in Champion Data's 2022 AFLW All-Star stats team after leading the competition for groundballs with 10.9 a game and averaging the third-most contested possessions with 13.1 a game.[20]
McDonald won her second Geelong best and fairest award in 2022, collecting 116 votes, 13 ahead of runner-up Rebecca Webster.[21]
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[22]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | ||
† | Led the league for the season |
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 | |||||
2020 | Geelong | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 8 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0 |
2021 | Geelong | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 95 | 176 | 12 | 65 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 19.6 | 1.3 | 7.2 | 1 |
2022 | Geelong | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 125 | 210 | 5 | 81 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 12.5† | 21.0 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 8 |
Career | 25 | 2 | 3 | 196 | 266 | 462 | 25 | 168 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 10.6 | 18.5 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 9 |
Honours and achievements
- 2× Geelong best and fairest: 2021, 2022
References
- McPherson, David (22 October 2019). "AFLW Draft Pick 80: Amy McDonald". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "McDonald Wins AFLW Best and Fairest". geelongcats.com.au. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- Australian Associated Press (8 January 2022). "Roos survive almighty scare to edge plucky Cats". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- "AFLCA votes, R1: Five perfect 10s, but who got the Derby nod?". womens.afl. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- Australian Associated Press (15 January 2022). "When Maddy met Georgie: Superstar leads Blues past Cats in historic clash". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- Bastiani, Gemma (21 January 2022). "Unbeaten Magpies survive huge fright to shrug off lively Cats". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- Australian Associated Press; Welsh, Sophie (29 January 2022). "Scheer agony and joy: Three-goal haul not enough to topple Lions". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- Schmook, Nathan (4 February 2022). "Cats produce last-minute miracle to notch first win". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- "AFLCA votes, R5: FIVE players nab perfect votes, tie at the top". womens.afl. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- Black, Sarah (9 February 2022). "AFLW Team of the Week, round five". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- Australian Associated Press, Sophie; Welsh (11 February 2022). "Rolled Gold: A Groves-Little goes a long way as Suns topple Cats". womens.afl. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- Bastiani, Gemma (18 February 2022). "Dogs make it three straight after holding off Cats". womens.afl. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- Australian Associated Press (26 February 2022). "Cats ride awesome first half to strong win over Tigers". womens.afl. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "AFLCA votes, R8: Perfect 10 sends Lion to the top, first voteless week for Freo star". womens.afl. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- Black, Sarah (1 March 2022). "AFLW Team of the Week, round eight". womens.afl. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- Australian Associated Press (5 March 2022). "Two on the trot: Inaccurate Cats give Saints their second win". womens.afl. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- Australian Associated Press (11 March 2022). "Depleted Giants storm home to finish season on a high". womens.afl. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "AFL Coaches Association - AFLW Champion Player of the Year (round 10, 2022)". AFL Coaches Association. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- Black, Sarah (15 March 2022). "AFLW Team of the Week, round 10". womens.afl. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- Bastiani, Gemma (18 March 2021). "All-Star stats team: Crows lead the way, one Pie makes the cut". womens.afl. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- Daniel, Troy (10 April 2022). "McDonald Wins AFLW Best and Fairest". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "Amy McDonald - player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
External links
- Amy McDonald's profile on the official website of the Geelong Football Club
- Amy McDonald at AustralianFootball.com
- Amy McDonald on Instagram