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A career in numbersAndrew McGrath made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2017 and has played 200 games for the club. Essendon selected him with pick 1 in the 2016 national draft.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was left back pocket. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 3.9 marks and 21.4 disposals per game. He played 21 games in his debut season, averaging 4.0 marks per game. His highest recorded season total is 120 marks, from 23 games in 2023 at an average of 5.2 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 22.83 per game in 2024. The largest total in those seasons is 525 disposals, recorded in 2024.
He won the Rising Star award in his debut season.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | 525 | 22.83 |
| 2025 | 23 | 523 | 22.74 |
| 2026 | 20 | 384 | 19.20 |
About these season figures
Compared 10 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.
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Career and season figures include finals where played.
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Recent Games
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| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
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# | D | K | HB | M | G | B | T | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | FF | FA | CM | M50 | IM | 1% | BO | GA | TOG | EFF | MIN | SC | DT | MG | GBG | CC | SCL | TO | HTA | HOW% | HTA% | SP | CD1 | CDL% | CO1 | COW% | INT | CBA% | SOG | SHACC% | GACC% | SI | PA | CBA | KI | KIPO | KI% | RC | EK | KE% | MOL | T50 | APR | D50P | DMP | AMP | A50P | Tagged |
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| 2026 | 24 |
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PTA
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L | Marvel Stadium | DEF | BPL | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83% | 92% | 103 | 119 | 120 | 354 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73.5% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 10 | 83.3% | 0 | 2 | 14.5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | ||
| 2026 | 23 |
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SYD
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L | MCG | DEF | BPL | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 80% | 84% | 101 | 78 | 74 | 268 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 7 | 77.8% | 0 | 0 | 13.4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | ||
| 2026 | 22 |
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GEE
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L | GMHBA Stadium | DEF | BPL | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78% | 68% | 99 | 89 | 71 | 276 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.7% | 1 | 100% | 0% | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 6 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | ||
| 2026 | 21 |
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ADE
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L | Marvel Stadium | DEF | BPL | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82% | 86% | 103 | 83 | 81 | 478 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.8% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14.3% | 0 | 9 | 81.8% | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | ||
| 2026 | 20 |
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HAW
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L | MCG | DEF | BPL | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83% | 75% | 106 | 78 | 64 | 472 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23.5% | 0 | 9 | 69.2% | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — |
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