Brian McDonald (Australian footballer)

Brian John McDonald (3 September 1927 – 14 July 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Brian McDonald
Personal information
Full name Brian John McDonald
Date of birth (1927-09-03)3 September 1927
Place of birth Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death 14 July 1988(1988-07-14) (aged 60)
Place of death Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Original team(s) Port Melbourne
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1950–51 South Melbourne 11 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brian's inclusion at South Melbourne is documented in the Argus article "1950's Crop of New League Players Looks Good".[2]

McDonald was also a professional runner, winning the 1956 Dandenong Gift in the lead up to the Stawell Gift.[3]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 572. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "1950'S CROP OF NEW LEAGUE PLAYERS LOOKS GOOD". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 2 September 1950. p. 11.
  3. "They'll train in secret". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 26 March 1956. p. 20.
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