Tom McDonald (Australian footballer)
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McDonald warming up prior to a pre-season match in February 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas McDonald | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1992 | ||
| Original team(s) | North Ballarat (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 53, 2010 national draft | ||
| Debut |
Round 23, 2011, Melbourne vs. Gold Coast, at MCG |
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| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
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| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011– | Melbourne | 113 (12) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2017.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Tom McDonald (born 18 September 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender, 1.94 metres (6 ft 4 in) tall and weighing 101 kilograms (223 lb), McDonald is a key position backman, playing as either a full back or centre half-back. He spent his final junior year playing in the TAC Cup for the North Ballarat Rebels and played top-level football when he played two matches for North Ballarat in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was recruited by the Melbourne Football Club with the fifty-third overall selection in the 2010 AFL draft and made his AFL debut during the 2011 season. His second year saw him earn a Rising Star nomination playing in Melbourne's backline, and finished sixth overall. He has since become Melbourne's main key defender and has finished in the top ten of the club's best and fairest in every season he's played, apart from 2011 where he played just two matches.
Growing up in Edenhope, Victoria, McDonald attended Edenhope College before moving to Ballarat to board at St Patrick's College for year twelve. He played for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup in 2010 as a key forward and played two matches for the North Ballarat Football Club seniors in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in mid-2010.
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