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Andrew McGrath

Andrew McGrath

Essendon
Defender · Back Pocket Left #1 Active
Career games
200
Debut
2017
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Player Information

Height 178 cm
Age 28 years
Date of Birth 2-Jun-1998
AFL Debut 2017
Drafted: Pick #1 — 2016 National Draft by Essendon

Accolades

Player bio

A career in numbers

Andrew 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.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20242352522.83
20252352322.74
20262038419.20
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

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# 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
2026 24
Essendon ESS
Port Adelaide vs PTA
L
95-105
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
Essendon ESS
Sydney vs SYD
L
76-112
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
Essendon ESS
Geelong @ GEE
L
50-117
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
Essendon ESS
Adelaide vs ADE
L
73-145
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
Essendon ESS
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
39-132
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 —
Latest 5 of 200 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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