Gerry McDonald (footballer)

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Gerry McDonald
Personal information
Full name Gerry McDonald
Date of birth (1931-07-27) 27 July 1931 (age 86)
Original team(s) Warrnambool
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1953–56 South Melbourne 36 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gerard "Gerry" McDonald (born 27 July 1931) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

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Following his years in the Australian Football League, he returned to Warrnambool. In 1964 he married Maureen McDonald (née Gleeson), and had his first daughter in 1965.

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 572. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
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