Connor MacDonald (born 13 January 2003) is a professional
Australian rules footballer with the
Hawthorn Football Club in the
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...
(AFL).
Early career
MacDonald attended
Haileybury College, where the school’s football coach, former champion
Matthew Lloyd oversaw his football development. He also played with the
Dandenong Stingrays in the State under 18 competition where, in a Covid interrupted season he managed to average just under 30 disposals in his four games in 2021. He played his junior football fo
Doveton Dovesin th
South East Juniors
AFL career
In the
2021 AFL draft
The 2021 AFL draft comprised the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2021 AFL season.
The National Draft returned to being a two day ...
, used their third pick, number 26, to draft MacDonald. MacDonald debuted for Hawthorn alongside
Josh Ward
Josh Ward (born 15 August 2003) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Hawthorn with the 7th draft pick in the 2021 AFL draft.
Early life
Ward began his Australian rules fo ...
in the opening round of the
2022 AFL season
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against at the MCG.
MacDonald managed to play the first nine games of the season before being rested under the club policy of resting young players to help freshen them up for the long season.
Statistics
''Updated to the end of 2023.''
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Events
Predicted and scheduled events
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References
External links
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Living people
2003 births
Hawthorn Football Club players
Box Hill Football Club players
Dandenong Stingrays players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
People educated at Haileybury (Melbourne)
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