James McDonald (footballer)

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James I. McDonald (born October 5, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Nicknamed "Junior", James is the brother of former AFL players Anthony McDonald and Alex McDonald. He is noted as a hard-working in and under midfielder. In addition to this, he is also used as a tagger.

In 1995 McDonald suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome with his VAFA side Old Xaverians. He debuted in the AFL in 1997 with the Melbourne Football Club after being promoted off the rookie list.

McDonald had one of his most consistent years in 2006, being named on the interchange bench in the All-Australian side and the only Demons player to make this list in that year. He also made it to #1 on the most amount of tackle's laid for season 2006, [1] and capped off the season with a win in Melbourne's best and fairest.

Played in International Rules Series in 2006.