Beau McDonald

Beau McDonald
Beau McDonald
Personal information
Full name	Beau McDonald
Date of birth	3 November 1979 (age 45)
Original team(s)	Swan Districts (WAFL)
Draft	73rd overall, 1997; Brisbane Lions
Height	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career1
Years	Club
1998–2007	Brisbane Lions
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007.
Career highlights
	AFL Premiership player: 2001, 2002;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Beau McDonald (born 3 November 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

He was recruited as the number 73 draft pick in the 1997 AFL Draft from Swan Districts. He made his debut for the Brisbane Lions in Round 4, 1998 against North Melbourne.

Beau McDonald played 91 senior games for the Brisbane Lions including the 2001 and 2002 Grand Final victories however a string of injuries, a dislocated shoulder in the 2002 AFL Grand Final and an ACL knee injury the following year would limit his output to 27 games over the following 5 seasons.

In February 2008, McDonald announced his retirement, citing the fact that his body was no longer able to withstand the rigours of AFL football.

On 28 October 2008, Beau McDonald replaced Clark Keating as ruck coach.

Statistics

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**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
1998	Brisbane Lions	43	3	1	1	14	7	21	4	1	0.3	0.3	4.7	2.3	7.0	1.3	0.3
1999	Brisbane Lions	43	3	0	0	4	2	6	2	1	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.7	2.0	0.7	0.3
2000	Brisbane Lions	43	22	7	11	111	64	175	71	32	0.3	0.5	5.0	2.9	8.0	3.2	1.5
2001†	Brisbane Lions	43	23	7	2	73	65	138	31	34	0.3	0.1	3.2	2.8	6.0	1.3	1.5
2002†	Brisbane Lions	43	15	2	4	40	50	90	30	21	0.1	0.3	2.7	3.3	6.0	2.0	1.4
2003	Brisbane Lions	43	9	1	1	27	21	48	17	8	0.1	0.1	3.0	2.3	5.3	1.9	0.9
2004	Brisbane Lions	43	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Brisbane Lions	43	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	Brisbane Lions	43	8	1	2	23	25	48	16	10	0.1	0.3	2.9	3.1	6.0	2.0	1.3
2007	Brisbane Lions	43	8	0	1	19	23	42	12	10	0.0	0.1	2.4	2.9	5.3	1.5	1.3
Career			91	19	22	311	257	568	183	117	0.2	0.2	3.4	2.8	6.2	2.0	1.3