Connor MacDonald

Connor MacDonald
Connor MacDonald
Personal information
Full name	Connor MacDonald
Date of birth	13 January 2003 (age 19)
Draft	No. 26, 2021 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2022, Hawthorn; vs. North Melbourne, at MCG
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	31
Playing career1
Years	Club
2022–	Hawthorn
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Connor MacDonald (born 31 May 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early career[]

MacDonald attended Haileybury Grammar, where his sports coach, former Essendon champion Matthew Lloyd oversaw his football development. On the weekends he 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.^[1]

AFL career[]

In the 2021 AFL draft, Hawthorn used their third pick, number 26, to draft MacDonald. MacDonald debuted for Hawthorn alongside Josh Ward in the opening round of the 2022 AFL season against North Melbourne 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.^[2]

Statistics[]

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.^[3]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2022	Hawthorn	31	20	9	9	160	103	263	67	35	0.5	0.5	8.0	5.2	13.2	3.4	1.8	0
Career			20	9	9	160	103	263	67	35	0.5	0.5	8.0	5.2	13.2	3.4	1.8	0

References[]

^ "Why draftee and AFL great were shocked when Hawks swooped".
^ "Rookie Hawk thriving with every opportunity at hand". 21 May 2022.
^ "Connor MacDonald Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

External links[]

Connor MacDonald's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[1] "Why draftee and AFL great were shocked when Hawks swooped".

[2] "Rookie Hawk thriving with every opportunity at hand". 21 May 2022.

[3] "Connor MacDonald Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

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show v t 2021 AFL national draft
First round	1. Jason Horne-Francis 2. (F/S) 3. 4. Nick Daicos (F/S) 5. Mac Andrew 6. Josh Rachele 7. Josh Ward 8. Jye Amiss 9. Josh Gibcus 10. Neil Erasmus 11. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera 12. 13. Ben Hobbs 14. 15. Leek Aleer 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Second round	21. 22. 23. Sam Butler 24. 25. 26. Connor MacDonald 27. 28. Tyler Sonsie 29. 30. Judson Clarke 31. 32. 33. Mitchito Owens (academy selection) 34. 35. Paul Curtis 36. 37. 38. 39.
Third round	40. 41. 42. (academy selection) 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. Marcus Windhager (academy selection) 48. 49. 50. 51. 52.
Fourth round	53. Jai Serong 54. Eric Benning (academy selection) 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. (F/S) 60. Jase Burgoyne (F/S) 61. 62. 63. Charlie Constable 64. 65. (F/S)