Beau McCreery

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Beau McCreery
Personal information
Full name Beau McCreery
Date of birth (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth South Australia
Original team(s) South Adelaide (SANFL)/Cove
Draft No. 44, 2020 national draft
Debut Round 3, 2021, Collingwood  vs. Brisbane Lions, at Marvel Stadium
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 31
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– Collingwood 66 (47)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 6, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Beau McCreery (born 19 April 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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State football

McCreery began playing football at under-8 level with Southern Football League club Cove, where he played for 10 years before being invited to try out for South Australia National Football League (SANFL) club South Adelaide. [1] [2] He played for South Australia's junior side in the Torrens University Cup, being nominated for the most valuable player (MVP) award in round 1, after kicking seven goals and laying 11 tackles in their victory over Central District. [3] He debuted for South Adelaide's senior side against Woodville-West Torrens at Adelaide Oval in June 2020. [4] [5] He kicked two goals on debut, including the match-winner. [6] Later in the season, he performed consistently, kicking goals in all of the games in his first season apart from three. [7]

AFL career

McCreery was drafted by Collingwood with their last pick of the 2020 national draft, which was the 44th pick overall. [7] He made his official debut against Brisbane Lions in the third round of the 2021 AFL season as a medical sub. [8] After not taking part in the game, he took part for the first time the following week, against Greater Western Sydney, scoring a goal in the opening minutes of the match with his first kick. [9] He also applied pressure, laying eight tackles, with seven of them inside-50. [10]

Personal life

McCreery worked as a carpenter while still at school. After finishing school, he worked as a carpenter full time while playing for South Adelaide. [11] He grew up a Port Adelaide fan. [2] He attended school at Cardijn College in Noarlunga Downs.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2023 season. [12]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
  #  
Played in that season's 
premiership team
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 Collingwood 311311652308224430.80.54.02.36.31.83.3
2022 Collingwood 312214111158920434860.60.55.24.09.31.53.9
2023 # Collingwood 312517121708425467960.70.56.83.410.22.73.8
Career6042293372035401252250.70.55.63.49.02.13.8

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL DRAFT-2020 COVE FOOTBALL CLUB BEAU McCREERY – drafted to Collingwood Cong…". Murray Valley Online News . 10 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 Capel, Andrew (12 December 2020). "Beau drops tools for Magpies". The Advertiser – via PressReader.
  3. ↑ "Round 1 SANFL Footy Fix". South Australia National Football League. 2 April 2019. This week's Torrens Uni MVP nominee is South Adelaide's Beau McCreery. Originally from Cove FC, the exciting Panthers forward booted six goals while also laying a staggering 11 tackles in his team's massive win against Central.
  4. ↑ Parker, Jonathon (25 June 2020). "Betta Teams: SANFL Round 1 - South Adelaide vs Eagles". South Adelaide.
  5. ↑ Bartlett, Jayden (29 June 2020). "MRS Property League Round 1 Match Report: Panthers hold off Eagles". South Adelaide.
  6. ↑ Pinto, Jordan (2 September 2020). "AFL Draft 2020: South Australia's top 30 prospects". The Australian . McCreery, on debut, put the Panthers in front with his first league goal, after catching former AFL-listed player Jimmy Toumpas holding the ball. Minutes later, the 19-year-old speedster sealed the win with a crumbing goal deep inside-50.
  7. 1 2 Robertson, Tom (9 December 2020). "DRAFT: SA forward becomes a Magpie". Collingwood . Telstra.
  8. ↑ Laughton, Max (1 April 2021). "FOOTY POETRY: Lions beat Pies as Zac Bailey wins it after the siren, a week after being robbed of the chance". Fox Sports. Collingwood handed an AFL debut to Beau McCreery (pick 44, 2020 national draft) but as their sub...
  9. ↑ Twomey, Callum (10 April 2021). "Pies fall flat as Greene masterclass steers Giants to first win of 2021". Australian Football League . Telstra.
  10. ↑ "One positive and one negative from your club's Round 4 performance". 1116 SEN. 12 April 2021.
  11. ↑ The Unlaced Podcast: Beau McCreery - Magpie Army #99 , retrieved 26 August 2023
  12. ↑ "Beau McCreery - player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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