James McDonald
- Career games
- 264
- Debut
- 1997
Player Information
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Player bio
A career in numbersJames McDonald made his AFL debut for Melbourne in 1997 and played 264 games, including 251 for Melbourne between 1997 and 2010 and 13 for Greater Western Sydney in 2012.
His primary role in the recorded starting lineups in 2012 was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he averaged 17.7 disposals per game and 2.9 clearances across 260 recorded games. His highest recorded season total was 555 disposals, from 24 games in 2006 at an average of 23.1 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 23.29 per game in 2007.
His honours include an All-Australian selection.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24 | 555 | 23.12 |
| 2007 | 21 | 489 | 23.29 |
| 2010 | 16 | 360 | 22.50 |
| 2012 | 13 | 197 | 15.15 |
About these season figures
Compared 14 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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| 2012 | 23 |
vs
NME
|
L | GIANTS Stadium | FWD | HFFL | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79% | 80% | 96 | 28 | 37 | 236 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | ||
| 2012 | 22 |
@
STK
|
L | Marvel Stadium | MID | WL | 38 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42% | 92% | 51 | 63 | 43 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 85.7% | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | ||
| 2012 | 21 |
vs
MEL
|
L | Manuka Oval | INT | INT | 38 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 79% | 90% | 99 | 52 | 47 | 153 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | 1 | 100% | 100% | 4 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 80% | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | ||
| 2012 | 15 |
@
HAW
|
L | MCG | MID | RR | 38 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53% | 88% | 64 | 40 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | ||
| 2012 | 14 |
@
SYD
|
L | Accor Stadium | MID | RR | 38 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84% | 50% | 104 | 36 | 70 | 202 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -- | 0 | 0% | 0% | 3 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 37.5% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — |
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