Andrew McPherson (Australian footballer)

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Andrew McPherson
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 (age 25)
Original team(s) Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Draft No. 40, 2017 AFL draft, Adelaide
Debut Round 6, 2020, Adelaide  vs. West Coast, at the Gabba
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 36
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018–2023 Adelaide 28 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Andrew McPherson (born 20 June 1999) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Adelaide Football Club with the 40th draft pick in the 2017 AFL draft. [1] [2]

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Early Football

McPherson played junior football for Port District in the MWJFL. [3] [4] He played all his school football for Christian Brothers College. McPherson also played football for the Port Adelaide Football Club before being rezoned to the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League, before getting selected by Adelaide. [5] [6]

AFL career

McPherson debuted for Adelaide in Round 6 of the 2020 AFL season, where his team lost to West Coast by 33 points. [7] McPherson picked up 9 disposals and 5 marks on his debut. He signed a two-year contract extension in March 2021. [8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to round 2, 2021 [9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2018 Adelaide 360——————————————
2019 Adelaide 360——————————————
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Adelaide 36900565811425150.00.06.26.412.72.81.7
2021 Adelaide 3620010616450.00.05.03.08.02.02.5
Career1100666413029200.00.06.05.811.82.61.8
  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

  1. ↑ "Pick 40: Andrew McPherson". AFL. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Andrew McPherson". Footywire. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Andrew McPherson". Draftguru. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Andrew McPherson – Draft Pick #40 Adelaide Crows". Port District Junior Football Club. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Andrew McPherson Bio". AFL. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Andrew McPherson". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Adelaide vs West Coast - AFL 2020 Round 6" . Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Young defenders re-sign". Adelaide Crows Media. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Andrew McPherson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 November 2020.


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