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Conor McKenna

Brisbane

Conor McKenna portrait

AFL career

149 games54 goals

Debut
R22 2015 v RCH29 Aug 2015
Most recent
GF 2026 v FRE26 Sept 2026

Stats

AFL

2026
BRL
21
9.7
2.5
12.2
2.1
0.4
0.6
1.5
1.2
0.9
53
59
2025
BRL
5
3.8
1.2
5.0
1.4
0.4
0.2
1.4
0.4
0.2
26
28
2024
BRL
18
11.2
1.8
13.0
4.3
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.0
0.1
51
48
2023
BRL
26
13.8
3.1
16.9
3.7
0.4
0.5
1.5
0.3
0.2
65
64
2020
ESS
6
9.2
4.2
13.3
3.0
0.3
0.3
1.7
0.2
0.0
52
61
2019
ESS
22
14.4
6.5
20.9
2.6
0.6
0.4
1.5
0.1
0.0
70
80
2018
ESS
18
11.8
6.1
17.9
3.2
0.4
0.6
1.7
0.4
0.2
65
75
2017
ESS
19
10.9
6.1
16.9
3.6
0.6
0.8
1.5
0.3
0.1
61
66
2016
ESS
12
8.5
5.4
13.9
3.4
0.8
0.8
1.8
0.3
0.3
54
53
2015
ESS
2
6.5
4.5
11.0
3.5
1.5
1.0
1.5
1.0
1.5
51
44

VFL

2026
BRL
2
14.5
3.5
18.0
2.5
2.0
0.0
3.5
2.0
1.5
88
131
2025
BRL
13
11.8
3.2
15.1
3.3
1.0
0.5
2.0
1.7
1.1
71
40
2024
BRL
4
14.3
3.8
18.0
5.8
0.0
0.8
1.8
0.0
0.0
72
-
2016
ESS
6
11.3
8.0
19.3
3.2
0.5
0.5
2.5
0.7
0.5
73
-
2015
ESS
12
5.3
5.0
10.3
3.0
0.3
0.9
1.5
1.3
0.8
47
-
League
Season
FRE
MCG
GF
10
0
10
0
1
0
0
2
1.3
48
51
0
0
HAW
MCG
PF
13
6
19
5
0
0
0
0
1.0
72
95
0
0
ADE
Gabba
SF
12
1
13
4
0
1
0
1
1.2
59
58
0
0
SYD
SCG
FW1
12
3
15
2
0
0
0
2
1.0
62
86
0
0
COL
MCG
R24
10
1
11
2
0
0
0
0
4.0
62
90
0
0
GCS
Gabba
R23
5
4
9
0
0
0
0
2
0.1
32
30
0
0
HAW
Gabba
R22
12
2
14
3
0
0
0
1
0.0
53
62
0
0
CAR
MS
R21
10
1
11
1
0
2
0
1
0.0
33
34
0
3
PAD
Gabba
R20
6
1
7
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
24
29
0
0
WCE
OS
R19
7
2
9
2
0
2
0
1
1.0
35
28
0
0
ESS
Gabba
R18
7
3
10
2
0
0
0
2
2.2
55
67
0
0
GEE
GMHBA
R17
14
4
18
3
2
1
0
2
2.1
79
58
0
0
SYD
Gabba
R16
14
1
15
4
0
0
0
2
2.2
78
70
0
0
RCH
NIN
R14
15
3
18
2
0
0
0
3
2.3
84
93
0
0
GCS
PFS
R13
5
3
8
1
2
2
0
4
1.1
43
57
0
0
FRE
Gabba
R12
6
5
11
2
0
1
0
2
0.0
39
35
0
0
GWS
ENG
R11
7
5
12
1
0
0
0
0
2.2
48
55
0
0
GEE
Gabba
R10
11
0
11
3
2
2
0
3
1.1
57
57
0
0
CAR
Gabba
R9
9
3
12
4
0
0
0
0
0.0
45
55
0
0
ESS
MS
R8
11
1
12
3
1
2
0
2
2.0
59
45
0
0
ADE
Gabba
R7
8
3
11
1
1
0
0
0
2.1
47
80
0
0

Profile

Born
28 Mar 1996 (age 30y 208d)
Birthplace
County Tyrone, United Kingdom
Height
184 cm
Weight
88 kg

Teams

Fantasy

Honours

  • Premiership(2×) 2024, 2026
  • 22 Under 222018
  • Goal of the Year2026

Bio

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Hailing from County Tyrone, Conor McKenna joined the long lineage of Irish talent in the AFL when he was signed by Essendon as a Category B rookie in late 2014. Possessing blistering speed and a natural instinct for taking the game on, he quickly developed from a raw prospect into one of the league's most damaging rebounding defenders. However, his time at Tullamarine was often punctuated by bouts of homesickness, a struggle that came to a head during the disrupted 2020 season. After 79 games for the Bombers, McKenna made the difficult decision to retire from the AFL and return to Ireland, where he achieved the ultimate success in Gaelic football by helping Tyrone win the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

The lure of the Sherrin proved too strong to ignore forever, and McKenna returned to Australia to sign with the Brisbane Lions ahead of the 2023 season, driven by the rare opportunity to become a dual-code champion. He slotted seamlessly into the Lions' backline, adding veteran experience and his trademark dash to a side firmly in the premiership window. After falling just short in the 2023 Grand Final, McKenna etched his name into the history books the following year, becoming just the second player after Tadhg Kennelly to win both an All-Ireland title and an AFL Premiership. Now an established senior figure at Brisbane, he continues to use his pace and creativity to break lines and drive the Lions into attack.

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