Adam MacDougall

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Adam MacDougall
Personal information
Nickname Mad Dog[1]
Born 8 May 1975
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre, Wing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 Sydney Roosters 6 0 0 0 0
1997–03 Newcastle Knights 86 57 0 0 228
2004–06 South Sydney 31 5 0 0 20
2007–11 Newcastle Knights 72 30 1 0 122
Total 195 92 1 0 370
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 Country Origin 1 0 0 0 0
1998–01 New South Wales 11 4 0 0 16
2000–01 Australia 11 8 0 0 32
Source: RLP & Yesterday's Hero

Adam "Mad Dog" MacDougall (born 8 May 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative three-quarter back, he spent the majority of his career at the Newcastle Knights, with whom he won the 1997 and 2001 Premierships. He has also played for the Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs. His brothers, Luke MacDougall, Ben MacDougall, and Scott MacDougall, have also played in the NRL. His father, Gil MacDougall, played for the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies NSWRFL.[2]

Roosters

MacDougall made his first-grade debut for the Sydney City Roosters in the 1995 ARL season.

Knights

In MacDougall's first season with Newcastle he played in the club's victory in the 1997 ARL Grand Final where he famously, but accidentally stood on the head of Manly-Warringah captain Geoff Toovey after being tackled by the Manly halfback. Television footage showed Toovey was heavily concussed, getting up and staggering a few feet before falling to the ground.

On 8 July 1998 Macdougall tested positive to stimulants Ephedrine and Amfepramone. MacDougall's A and B samples both also recorded an Epitestosterone to Testosterone level greater than the allowable 6:1 ratio - indicating the possible use of steroids. On 28 August he pleaded guilty to using one banned stimulant and was found to have inadvertently used another and received an 11-match ban along with team mates Robbie O'Davis and Wayne Richards who each received 22 week bans.

While at Newcastle, MacDougll also played State of Origin for the New South Wales from 1998 to 2001. He also played in Australia's victory in the 2000 World Cup Final. The following season MacDougall won a second premiership with the Knights, playing on the wing in their 2001 NRL Grand Final victory over the Parramatta Eels. After that he went on the 2001 Kangaroo tour.

Rabbitohs

MacDougall switched to the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2004 NRL season.

Return to the Knights

MacDougall re-commenced playing for the Knights in the 2007 NRL season. He had already enjoyed a long and successful career with the Knights, having played with them from 1996 to 2003.

In Round 26 of the 2011 NRL season, MacDougall was farewelled in his last home game for the Knights. He played his last game the following week against the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park in the first week of the finals series.

Career highlights

Representative games

References

  1. ↑ "Mad Dog has plenty of bite" 10 March 2005 The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ↑ List of family relations in rugby league#MacDougall brothers

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