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Key Facts

Full name
Sydney McGain

Known as
Syd McGain

Born
5 February 1917

Died
23 November 2008 (aged 91)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 112d
Last game: 28y 159d

Height and weight
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 73 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon; Fitzroy; North Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 22
Fitzroy: 13, 24, 25, 3
North Melbourne: 3, 25

Recruited from
Essendon (1940); Fitzroy (1945)

Syd McGain

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
EssendonV/AFL1938111.000%———0
FitzroyV/AFL1940-19431200.0050%———0
North MelbourneV/AFL1943, 19451200.0033%———0
V/AFL1938, 1940-1943, 19452510.0440%———0
Total1938, 1940-1943, 19452510.0440%———0

AFL: 4,615th player to appear, 5,961st most games played, 8,952nd most goals kickedEssendon: 531st player to appear, 1,163rd most games played, 801st most goals kickedFitzroy: 560th player to appear, 584th most games played, 1,001st most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 321st player to appear, 573rd most games played, 873rd most goals kicked

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.