Rupe McDonald

Rupe McDonald
Personal information
Full name	Rupert John McDonald
Date of birth	17 March 1910
Place of birth	Winchelsea, Victoria
Date of death	6 November 1969(1969-11-06) (aged 59)
Place of death	Winchelsea, Victoria
Original team(s)	Winchelsea[1]
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1929–1935	Geelong	111 (2)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rupert John McDonald (17 March 1910 – 6 November 1969)^[2][3] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

McDonald was a half-back from Winchelsea, who played as a flanker in Geelong's 1931 premiership team.^[3] The 1931 VFL Grand Final was one of 10 finals that McDonald played during his seven-season career and he also played in a losing grand final the previous year.^[4] From 1930 to 1933, he put together 49 games in a row and played his 100th league match in Geelong's preliminary final loss to South Melbourne in 1934.^[4]

References

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
2. "Rootsweb results for Rupert Mcdonald". search.ancestry.com.
3. "Rupe McDonald". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
4. "Rupe McDonald". afltables.com.

External links

• Rupe McDonald's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Rupe McDonald at AustralianFootball.com