Alec MacDonald

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Alec MacDonald
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Personal information
Full nameAlec MacDonald
Born (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 21)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Melbourne Storm 12 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 14 November 2022

Alec MacDonald (born 27 October 2001) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.

Background[]

MacDonald was born in Auckland, New Zealand and moved to Queensland when he was nine-years old.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for the Easts Springwood Tigers[3] and Ormeau Shearers, and attended Chisholm Catholic College, Cornubia.[citation needed]

In 2021, he played three games for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the 2021 Queensland Cup, while winning the club's under-21s player of the year in the 2021 Hastings Deering Colts season. He was a member of the Wynnum Manly team that won the 2021 Hasting Deering Colts Grand Final 17–16 against Townsville Blackhawks.[4] MacDonald then received a train and trial contract with the Melbourne Storm after being scouted by former Storm player Tim Glasby.[2]

Playing career[]

MacDonald signed with Melbourne on a train and trial contract ahead of the 2022 NRL season, earning a full-time contract to stay with the club for the 2022 Melbourne Storm season.[5] He made his debut in round 1 of the 2022 NRL season for Melbourne Storm against Wests Tigers (player cap 221).[6] While with Melbourne, MacDonald also played for Storm feeder club Brisbane Tigers, making his first appearance for the Tigers on 24 April 2022 during the 2022 Queensland Cup season.[3]

In round 17, MacDonald scored his first NRL try, scoring a late consolation try for Melbourne against Cronulla.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Ward, Roy (9 April 2022). "The Brisbane apprentice who caught a former Storm star's eye". smh.com.au. Nine Media. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Suzuki Brisbane Tigers". Twitter. Brisbane Tigers. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ "18th Man - 2021 Colts Grand Final". 18thman.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Alec post-game chat - Round 1". melbournestorm.com.au. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ^ "NRL 2022, Round 1 Team Lists". NRL.com. 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ "MacDonald gets his first try in the NRL". melbournestorm.com.au. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Alec MacDonald: Season in Review". melbournestorm.com.au. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

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