Keith McDonald
Personal information
Full name Keith A. McDonald
Date of birth (1929-09-12)12 September 1929
Date of death 24 December 1990(1990-12-24) (aged 61)
Original team(s) Essendon District[1]
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1951–1952 Essendon 13 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Keith McDonald (12 September 1929 – 24 December 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Recruited locally, McDonald started out in the Essendon seconds and was a member of their premiership team in 1950. He made 12 senior appearances in the 1951 VFL season and during the finals series was Essendon's full-forward, as John Coleman was out suspended. He wasn't picked in the semi-final but had forced his way back into the side for the preliminary final after kicking five goals in the seconds.[2] In the 1951 Grand Final, the absence of Coleman was costly, as McDonald could only manage two goals, in an 11-point loss.[3]

McDonald played just one more game for Essendon, in the opening round of the 1952 season.[3] He finished the year at Coburg Football Club, in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), where he remained for two further seasons. In the 1953 Adelaide Carnival, McDonald represented the VFA.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ↑ The Argus,"Two in running for vital role", 19 September 1951, p. 13
  3. 1 2 "AFL Tables: Keith McDonald". afltables.com.
  4. ↑ "McDonald, Keith A". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
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