Rupe McDonald

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Rupe McDonald
Personal information
Full name	Rupert McDonald
Date of birth	17 March 1910
Date of death	1969
Place of death	Victoria, Australia
Original team	Winchelsea^[1]
Height/Weight	184 cm / 87 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1929-1935	Geelong	111 (2)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1935 season.

Rupe McDonald (17 March 1910 - 1969^[2]) 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[4]

References

↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
↑ Rootsweb
↑ "Rupe McDonald (Geelong)". Full Points Footy.
↑ 4.0 4.1 AFL Tables: Rupe McDonald

v t e Geelong Football Club 1931 VFL Premiers

Geelong 9.14 (68) defeated Richmond 7.6 (48), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 2. Baker 3. Metherell 5. Evans 6. McDonald 7. Lamb 10. Collins 11. Troughton 12. Carney 13. Coghlan 14. Moloney 15. Walker 16. Quinn 17. Mockridge 18. Hickey 19. Todd 20. Greeves 24. Williams 25. L. Hardiman 27. P. Hardiman

Coach: Clymo

Persondata
Name	McDonald, Rupe
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	17 March 1910
Place of birth
Date of death	1969
Place of death	Victoria, Australia

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