Rupe McDonald

Rupe McDonald
Personal information
Full name Rupert McDonald
Date of birth 17 March 1910
Original team Winchelsea[1]
Height/Weight 184 cm / 87 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929-1935 Geelong 111 (2)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1935 season .

Rupe McDonald (born 17 March 1910) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

McDonald was a half-back from Winchelsea, who played as a flanker in Geelong's 1931 premiership team.[2] The 1931 VFL Grand Final was one of 10 finals that McDonald played during his seven season career and he also played in a losing grand final the previous year.[3] From 1930 to 1933 he put together 49 games in a row and played his 100th league match in Geelong's preliminary final loss to South Melbourne in 1934.[3]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
  2. ^ "Rupe McDonald (Geelong)". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/mc.htm#Rupe%20McDonald%20%28Geelong%29. 
  3. ^ a b AFL Tables: Rupe McDonald