Ted McDonald
Fitzroy and Essendon
AFL career
48 games2 goals
- Debut
- R1 1912 v UNI27 Apr 1912
- Most recent
- R1 1919 v CAR3 May 1919
Stats
1919 | FIT | 1 | 0.0 |
1918 | FIT | 8 | 0.1 |
1917 | FIT | 16 | 0.1 |
1916 | FIT | 11 | 0.0 |
1915 | FIT | 7 | 0.0 |
1913 | FIT | 3 | 0.0 |
1912 | ESS | 2 | 0.0 |
Bio
Born in Launceston, Ted McDonald was a gifted dual sportsman who eventually found global fame as a Test cricketer, yet his contributions to Victorian football remain a significant chapter of his early athletic life. After a brief, two-game stint with Essendon in 1912, he found his true footballing home at Fitzroy, where he settled in as a reliable defender capable of playing across the half-back line. His career highlight came during the unique war-time season of 1916, where he featured in the Maroons' famous premiership side that defied the odds to win the flag after claiming the wooden spoon. McDonald continued with Fitzroy until 1919 before departing Australia to pursue a professional cricket career in England, leaving behind a legacy as a versatile talent whose life was later tragically cut short in a motoring accident at age 46.
Profile
- Born
- 06 Jan 1891
- Died
- 22 July 1937 (aged 46y 197d)
- Birthplace
- Launceston, TAS
- Deathplace
- Blackrod, Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 78 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1916
Bio
1 revisionBorn in Launceston, Ted McDonald was a gifted dual sportsman who eventually found global fame as a Test cricketer, yet his contributions to Victorian football remain a significant chapter of his early athletic life. After a brief, two-game stint with Essendon in 1912, he found his true footballing home at Fitzroy, where he settled in as a reliable defender capable of playing across the half-back line. His career highlight came during the unique war-time season of 1916, where he featured in the Maroons' famous premiership side that defied the odds to win the flag after claiming the wooden spoon. McDonald continued with Fitzroy until 1919 before departing Australia to pursue a professional cricket career in England, leaving behind a legacy as a versatile talent whose life was later tragically cut short in a motoring accident at age 46.