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Key Facts

Full name
Alexander McDonald

Known as
Alex McDonald

Born
13 February 1970 (age 54)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 116d
Last game: 29y 63d

Height and weight
Height: 186 cm
Weight: 82 kg

Senior clubs
Hawthorn; Collingwood

Jumper numbers
Hawthorn: 28
Collingwood: 27

Recruited from
Hawthorn (1996)

Family links
Anthony McDonald (Brother)James McDonald (Brother)

Alex McDonald

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
HawthornAFL1990-199546240.5257%7.833.072.891
CollingwoodAFL1996-199961200.3339%9.954.873.625
AFL1990-1999107440.4147%9.044.093.316
Total1990-1999107440.4147%9.044.093.316

AFL: 10,128th player to appear, 2,252nd most games played, 2,270th most goals kickedHawthorn: 729th player to appear, 284th most games played, 216th most goals kickedCollingwood: 966th player to appear, 298th most games played, 319th most goals kicked

In 1988 Alex McDonald was the first pick in the National Draft. He made his AFL debut for Hawthorn in 1990 but struggled to establish himself. After 46 games and 24 goals in six seasons in the brown and gold he crossed to Collingwood where the change of air clearly did him good as he produced the best football of his career, and was a regular in the side. Playing mostly as a tagger his distribution of the ball, whether by hand or foot, was first rate. In 1999, after 61 games and 20 goals for the Magpies, hip problems forced his premature retirement.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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