Connor MacDonald

Australian rules football player

Australian rules footballer
Connor MacDonald
Personal information
Full name Connor MacDonald
Date of birth (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays/Haileybury
Draft No. 26, 2021 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2022, Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne, at MCG
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Half Forward/Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 31
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2022– Hawthorn 43 (22)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Connor MacDonald (born 13 January 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early career

MacDonald attended Haileybury College, where the school’s football coach, former Essendon champion Matthew Lloyd oversaw his football development. He previously attended Rowville Sports Academy under the guidance of Essendon premiership player Darren Bewick.[1] He also played with the Dandenong Stingrays in the State under 18 competition where, in a Covid interrupted season he managed to average just under 30 disposals in his four games in 2021.[2] In 2021 he also played Victoria Country at the national under 18 championships.

He played his junior football for Doveton Doves in the South East Juniors.

AFL career

In the 2021 AFL draft, Hawthorn used their third pick, number 26, to draft MacDonald. MacDonald debuted for Hawthorn alongside Josh Ward in the opening round of the 2022 AFL season against North Melbourne at the MCG.

MacDonald managed to play the first nine games of the season before being rested under the club policy of resting young players to help freshen them up for the long season.[3]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 2, 2024.[4]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2022 Hawthorn 31 20 9 9 160 103 263 67 35 0.5 0.5 8.0 5.2 13.2 3.4 1.8 0
2023 Hawthorn 31 21 12 15 209 154 363 84 54 0.6 0.7 10.0 7.3 17.3 4.0 2.6 0
2024 Hawthorn 31 2 1 1 24 15 39 13 4 0.5 0.5 12.0 7.5 19.5 6.5 2.0
Career 43 22 25 393 272 665 164 93 0.5 0.6 9.1 6.3 15.5 3.8 2.2 0

References

  1. ^ "Rowville Secondary College - Department for Education". Rowville Secondary College. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Why draftee and AFL great were shocked when Hawks swooped".
  3. ^ "Rookie Hawk thriving with every opportunity at hand". 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Connor MacDonald Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

External links

  • Connor MacDonald's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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