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Joel Macdonald

Joel Macdonald

Brisbane Lions / Melbourne
Defender · Back Pocket Left Retired
Career games
124
Debut
2004
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Player Information

Height 188 cm
Date of Birth 10-Oct-1984
AFL Debut 2004

Player bio

A career in numbers

Joel Macdonald made his AFL debut for Brisbane Lions in 2004 and played 124 games, including 80 for Brisbane Lions between 2004 and 2009 and 44 for Melbourne between 2010 and 2013.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2013 was left back pocket. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.5 marks and 17.0 disposals per game. He played 11 games in his debut season, averaging 3.3 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 110 marks, from 22 games in 2009 at an average of 5.0 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 20.94 per game in 2008. The largest total in those seasons is 408 disposals, recorded in 2009.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20092240818.55
20081735620.94
20111017917.90
20121628617.88
About these season figures

Compared 8 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
2013 10
Melbourne MEL
Hawthorn vs HAW
L
48-143
MCG MID WR 28 14 4 10 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 5 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 84% 64% 102 48 56 110 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -- 1 100% 0% 6 15 -- -- -- -- -- 2 50% 1 1 2.6 0 8 5 2 —
2012 23
Melbourne MEL
Fremantle @ FRE
L
40-101
Subiaco DEF BPL 28 14 6 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 92% 64% 110 54 48 128 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 -- 0 0% 0% 0 15 -- -- -- -- -- 5 83.3% 0 0 5 5 7 1 1 —
2012 22
Melbourne MEL
Adelaide vs ADE
L
81-150
MCG DEF BPL 28 16 8 8 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 13 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 94% 81% 118 63 54 114 3 0 0 3 1 0 100 1 0 0 0 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 5 8 -- -- -- -- -- 7 87.5% 0 0 5.6 5 8 4 0 —
2012 21
Melbourne MEL
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
W
84-59
Manuka Oval DEF BPL 28 22 14 8 4 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 4 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 91% 73% 114 93 82 350 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 -- 0 0% 0% 5 12 -- -- -- -- -- 10 71.4% 0 0 9.6 2 14 4 1 —
2012 20
Melbourne MEL
St Kilda @ STK
L
82-107
MCG DEF BPL 28 27 10 17 7 0 0 4 0 1 4 1 8 18 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 92% 78% 113 95 95 259 6 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 -- 0 0% 0% 2 9 -- -- -- -- -- 7 70% 0 1 8.4 10 11 5 0 —
Latest 5 of 124 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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