Beau McDonald
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| Beau McDonald | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Beau McDonald | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1979 | ||
| Original team(s) | Swan Districts (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | 73rd overall, 1997 Brisbane Lions |
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| Height/Weight | 203cm / 103 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1998–2007 | Brisbane Lions | 91 (19) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007 season.
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Beau McDonald (born 3 November 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
He was recruited as the number 73 draft pick in the 1997 AFL Draft from Swan Districts. He made his debut for the Brisbane Lions in Round 4, 1998 against North Melbourne.
Beau McDonald played 91 senior games for the Brisbane Lions including the 2001 and 2002 Grand Final victories however a string of injuries, a dislocated shoulder in the 2002 AFL Grand Final and an ACL knee injury the following year would limit his output to 27 games over the following 5 seasons.
In February 2008, McDonald announced his retirement, citing the fact that his body was no longer able to withstand the rigours of AFL football.
On 28 October 2008, Beau McDonald replaces Clark Keating as ruck coach.
Statistics
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| † | Denotes seasons in which McDonald won an AFL Premiership |
| Led the league for the Season only* | |
| Led the league after finals only* | |
| Led the league after Season and Finals* |
*10 games required to be eligible.
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 111 | 64 | 175 | 71 | 32 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| 2001† | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 73 | 65 | 138 | 31 | 34 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 2002† | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 30 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| 2003 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Career | 91 | 19 | 22 | 311 | 257 | 568 | 183 | 117 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | ||
References
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External links
- Beau McDonald's statistics from AFL Tables
