Andy McDonald (footballer)

For other people with the same name, see Andrew McDonald (disambiguation).

Andy McDonald
Personal information
Full name	Andrew James Thomas McDonald
Date of birth	27 December 1885
Place of birth	Footscray, Victoria
Date of death	12 May 1967(1967-05-12) (aged 81)
Place of death	Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s)	Yarraville
Height / weight	165 cm / 67 kg
Position(s)	Utility
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1910–19	Carlton	146 (34)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.

Andy McDonald (27 December 1885 – 12 May 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1910s.

McDonald was recruited to Carlton from Yarraville and kicked 19 goals in his debut season. He would play in a losing Grand Final at the end of the year, the first of four VFL Grand Finals that he appeared in. Premierships came in 1914 and 1915, while he was a member of the Carlton team which lost the 1916 premiership decider.

References

Andy McDonald's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Blueseum profile

Carlton Football Club 1914/15 VFL premiers

1914: Carlton 6.9 (45) defeated Fitzroy 4.15 (39), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1915: Carlton 11.12 (78) defeated Collingwood 6.9 (45), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

2/9. Brown 3/2. Daykin 4/3. McDonald 10. O'Brien 15/7. Jamieson 16/5. Haughton 17. Green 19/11. McGregor 19/20. Morris 21/15. Fisher 24/16. Hammond 25. Baud (c 1915) (c) 28/21. Burleigh

Coach: Clark

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