Connor MacDonald

Connor MacDonald
Connor MacDonald
Personal information
Full name	Connor MacDonald
Date of birth	13 January 2003 (age 21)
Original team(s)	Dandenong Stingrays/Haileybury
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)	Half Forward/Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	31
Playing career1
Years	Club
2022–	Hawthorn
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 6, 2024.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated April 22, 2024

Connor MacDonald (born 13 January 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early career

MacDonald attended Haileybury College, where the school’s football coach, Hall of Famer Matthew Lloyd oversaw his football development. He previously attended Rowville Sports Academy under the guidance of Essendon premiership player Darren Bewick.^[1] He also 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.^[2] In 2021 he also played Victoria Country at the national under 18 championships.

He played his junior football for Doveton Doves in the South East Juniors.

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.^[3]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 6, 2024.^[4]

**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
2023	Hawthorn	31	21	12	15	209	154	363	84	54	0.6	0.7	10.0	7.3	17.3	4.0	2.6	0
2024	Hawthorn	31	6	4	4	61	38	99	36	9	0.7	0.7	10.2	6.3	16.5	6.0	1.5
Career			47	25	28	430	295	725	187	98	0.5	0.6	9.2	6.3	15.4	4.0	2.1	0

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References

↑ "Rowville Secondary College - Department for Education". Rowville Secondary College. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
↑ "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] "Rowville Secondary College - Department for Education". Rowville Secondary College. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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

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

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

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v t e 2021 AFL national draft
First round	1. Jason Horne-Francis 2. Sam Darcy (F/S) 3. Finn Callaghan 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. Josh Sinn 13. Ben Hobbs 14. Campbell Chesser 15. Leek Aleer 16. Darcy Wilmot 17. Tom Brown 18. Angus Sheldrick 19. Jacob van Rooyen 20. Kai Lohmann
Second round	21. Matthew Johnson 22. Josh Goater 23. Sam Butler 24. Toby Conway 25. Mitch Knevitt 26. Connor MacDonald 27. Jesse Motlop 28. Tyler Sonsie 29. Sam Banks 30. Judson Clarke 31. Brady Hough 32. James Willis 33. Mitch Owens (academy selection) 34. Matthew Roberts 35. Paul Curtis 36. Jake Soligo 37. Rhett Bazzo 38. Miller Bergman 39. Blake Howes
Third round	40. Corey Warner 41. James Tunstill 42. Josh Fahey (academy selection) 43. Arthur Jones 44. Zac Taylor 45. Arlo Draper 46. Alastair Lord 47. Marcus Windhager (academy selection) 48. Flynn Kroeger 49. Cooper Murley 50. Garret McDonagh 51. Oscar Adams 52. Harvey Harrison
Fourth round	53. Jai Serong 54. Eric Benning (academy selection) 55. Hugh Jackson 56. Dante Visentini 57. Jack Williams 58. Lachlan Rankin 59. Jackson Archer (F/S) 60. Jase Burgoyne (F/S) 61. Luke Cleary 62. Greg Clark 63. Charlie Constable 64. Cooper Whyte 65. Taj Woewodin (F/S)