Don McGrath
St Kilda
AFL career
11 games1 goals
- Debut
- R6 1941 v NTH7 June 1941
- Most recent
- R18 1941 v FSC30 Aug 1941
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Broken Hill West in the mining heartland of New South Wales, Don McGrath was a solid mid-sized operator whose League career was ultimately dictated by the volatile circumstances of the Second World War. He joined St Kilda for the 1941 season, managing to string together 11 senior appearances and boot a solitary goal during a difficult era for the club. However, his tenure at the Junction Oval was heavily restricted by duty; having enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force prior to his VFL debut, military obligations eventually pulled him away from the game entirely. McGrath served in New Guinea until the cessation of hostilities, leaving his football journey as a brief but honourable chapter in the Saints' wartime history.
Profile
- Born
- 13 June 1914
- Died
- 08 June 2001 (aged 86y 360d)
- Birthplace
- Broken Hill, NSW
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Broken Hill West in the mining heartland of New South Wales, Don McGrath was a solid mid-sized operator whose League career was ultimately dictated by the volatile circumstances of the Second World War. He joined St Kilda for the 1941 season, managing to string together 11 senior appearances and boot a solitary goal during a difficult era for the club. However, his tenure at the Junction Oval was heavily restricted by duty; having enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force prior to his VFL debut, military obligations eventually pulled him away from the game entirely. McGrath served in New Guinea until the cessation of hostilities, leaving his football journey as a brief but honourable chapter in the Saints' wartime history.