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 three-time Geelong best and fairest winner and was named in the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 All-Australian team.

Amy McDonald
McDonald playing for Geelong in 2022
Personal information
Full name Amy McDonald
Date of birth (1998-02-07) 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 44 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2023.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Junior career

McDonald originally hails from Ballarat and played netball for Redan Football Netball Club, including an under 19s premiership in 2014 when she was just 15. A tap on the shoulder asking McDonald to fill a spot to ensure that the Youth Girls' team had enough numbers began her footballing career after taking a break from netball. [1]

McDonald won her second Ballarat youth girls league best and fairest award in 2014. [2] McDonald also spent time on the Greater Western Victoria Rebels list before playing with the Geelong Cats in the VFL Women's (VFLW) in 2019 where she managed 14 games [3] and a team of the year selection after averaging just under 17 disposals and 5 tackles per game.

AFL Women's career

McDonald was selected with pick 80 in the 2019 AFL Women's draft, Geelong's fifth pick of the draft.[4] She was notified that she would be drafted after playing in a losing VFL Women's finals loss. [5] McDonald made her AFL Women's debut in the opening round of the 2020 AFL Women's season against the Fremantle Dockers at Fremantle Oval in which the Geelong Cats lost. She had five disposals and two tackles on debut.[6] Her side failed to make finals at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL Women's season and finished fifth on the conference A ladder.[7]

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.[8]

McDonald was Geelong's best player in its loss to North Melbourne in round 1 of the 2022 season,[9] also polling six coaches' votes.[10] She was Geelong's best player in its loss to Carlton in round 2[11] and among Geelong's best players in its losses to Collingwood in round 3[12] and Brisbane in round 4.[13] McDonald was best afield in Geelong's first win of the season against West Coast in round 5;[14] she polled seven coaches' votes[15] and was selected in womens.afl's Team of the Week for that round.[16] She was also among Geelong's best players in its losses to Gold Coast in round 6[17] and the Western Bulldogs in round 7,[18] and was best afield in Geelong's win over Richmond in round 8;[19] she polled the maximum ten coaches' votes[20] and was selected in womens.afl's Team of the Week for round 8.[21] McDonald was among Geelong's best players in its loss to St Kilda in round 9[22] and was Geelong's best player in its loss to Greater Western Sydney in round 10;[23] she polled seven coaches' votes[24] and was selected in womens.afl's Team of the Week for that round.[25] 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.[26] McDonald won her second Geelong best and fairest award in 2022, collecting 116 votes, 13 ahead of runner-up Rebecca Webster.[27]

Leading into the 2023 season, Sarah Black named McDonald at no. 8 on her annual list of the top 30 players in the AFLW.[28]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 8, 2023.[29]

Legend
  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
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020Geelong3 6003046768220.00.05.07.712.72.33.70
2021Geelong3 921819517612650.20.19.010.619.61.37.21
2022 (S6)Geelong3 1002851252105810.00.28.512.5†21.00.58.18
2022 (S7)Geelong3 1115113160†27316810.10.510.314.5†24.8†1.57.412
2023Geelong3 8208510819318610.30.010.613.524.12.37.6
Career 4458394534928593100.10.29.012.121.11.37.021

Honours and achievements

References
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  2. "Redan's Amy McDonald wins second Ballarat Youth Girls B&F". The Weekly Times. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. "Amy McDonald". Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. McPherson, David (22 October 2019). "AFLW Draft Pick 80: Amy McDonald". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. "Pocket Profile: Amy McDonald". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. "- Amy McDonald". AFLW Stats. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. "The Home of AFL Women - Ladder". AFLW. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. "McDonald Wins AFLW Best and Fairest". geelongcats.com.au. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. Australian Associated Press (8 January 2022). "Roos survive almighty scare to edge plucky Cats". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. "AFLCA votes, R1: Five perfect 10s, but who got the Derby nod?". womens.afl. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  11. Australian Associated Press (15 January 2022). "When Maddy met Georgie: Superstar leads Blues past Cats in historic clash". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  12. Bastiani, Gemma (21 January 2022). "Unbeaten Magpies survive huge fright to shrug off lively Cats". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  13. 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.
  14. Schmook, Nathan (4 February 2022). "Cats produce last-minute miracle to notch first win". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  15. "AFLCA votes, R5: FIVE players nab perfect votes, tie at the top". womens.afl. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  16. Black, Sarah (9 February 2022). "AFLW Team of the Week, round five". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  17. 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.
  18. Bastiani, Gemma (18 February 2022). "Dogs make it three straight after holding off Cats". womens.afl. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  19. Australian Associated Press (26 February 2022). "Cats ride awesome first half to strong win over Tigers". womens.afl. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  20. "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.
  21. Black, Sarah (1 March 2022). "AFLW Team of the Week, round eight". womens.afl. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  22. Australian Associated Press (5 March 2022). "Two on the trot: Inaccurate Cats give Saints their second win". womens.afl. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  23. Australian Associated Press (11 March 2022). "Depleted Giants storm home to finish season on a high". womens.afl. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  24. "AFL Coaches Association - AFLW Champion Player of the Year (round 10, 2022)". AFL Coaches Association. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  25. Black, Sarah (15 March 2022). "AFLW Team of the Week, round 10". womens.afl. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  26. Bastiani, Gemma (18 March 2021). "All-Star stats team: Crows lead the way, one Pie makes the cut". womens.afl. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  27. Daniel, Troy (10 April 2022). "McDonald Wins AFLW Best and Fairest". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  28. Black, Sarah (21 August 2023). "Sarah Black's top 30: Ten best players revealed". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  29. "Amy McDonald – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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