| Andrew McQualter | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Andrew McQualter | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1986 | ||
| Original team | Gippsland Power (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | #17, 2004 National Draft, St Kilda | ||
| Height/Weight | 179cm / 74kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forwardline | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | - | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2005–2011 2012– Total |
St Kilda Gold Coast |
89 (37) 0 (0) 89 (37) |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
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Andrew McQualter (born 9 June 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who played 89 games for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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McQualter was raised in Traralgon, Victoria, and attended Gippsland Grammar School and later Caulfield Grammar School as a boarder along with future St Kilda teammate Brendon Goddard. McQualter and Goddard both captained the school's First XVIII football team and played in the First XI cricket side.[1]
McQualter captained the Victorian Country Under-16 and Under-18 teams at the National Football Championships. He was injured for the 2004 National Carnival, meaning many AFL scouts didn't see him play during his final year of junior football. Nevertheless, he was selected by St Kilda 17th overall in the first round of the 2004 AFL Draft.
McQualter was drafted by the St Kilda Football Club in the 2004 NAB AFL Draft - 1st round selection pick 17 overall.
McQualter debuted for St Kilda Round 8 of the 2005 AFL Premiership Season against the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco in Perth, with 16 possessions.
He averaged 13 possessions per game over seven senior games in the 2005 season.
He appeared in ten games in the 2006 season.
At the end of the 2007 season, McQualter had played 23 games, earning 137 kicks and 121 handballs, for a total of 258 disposals (an average of 11.2 possessions per game).
McQualter was officially delisted by the Saints at the end of the 2007 season, despite having another year to run on a two year contract. He was reported as saying that he felt he had "stagnated" in his third year of football.[2] He was then redrafted by the St Kilda Football Club club onto the clubs rookie list in the 2007 Draft and returned to the team.
McQualter began the 2008 season quietly on St Kildas rookie list, but began to turn in several solid performances with St Kilda's affiliate in the Victoria Football League (VFL). With his continued good form McQualter was temporarily elevated off the rookie list and selected to play against Sydney in Round 12. He cemented his place in the senior team after several tagging jobs and played nine consecutive games, a personal best for McQualter at the time.
He played his first AFL final in the 2008 1st Qualifying Final against Geelong.
McQualter was promoted back onto St Kilda's primary list at the end of the 2008 season.
McQualter played in 21 of 22 matches in the 2009 AFL season in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the 2009 finals series, winning the club’s third minor premiership.[3]
St Kilda won direct qualification through to the 2009 Grand Final after qualifying and preliminary final wins. McQualter played in the 2009 AFL Grand Final in which St Kilda were defeated by 12 points.
McQualter averaged 14.4 possessions per game and kicked 22 goals in 24 matches during the 2009 season.
As of the end of the 2009 season, McQualter had played in six finals matches, including one grand final.
McQualter played 25 games in 2010, including four finals matches.
As of the end of the 2010 season, McQualter had played in 10 AFL finals matches, including three grand finals. He was delisted at the end of the 2011 season following the Saints' elimination final loss to the Sydney Swans.
St Kilda Football Club official website
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