Joel Macdonald
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Joel Macdonald is an Australian rules football
er currently playing for the Melbourne Football Club
in the Australian Football League
(AFL), having previously played for the Brisbane Lions
.
(QLD Zone) from Mt Gravatt. He was elevated to the senior list at the end of the 2003 season and made his debut for the Brisbane Lions
in Round 10, 2004 against Melbourne
.
Early in the 2006 season Macdonald injured his Anterior cruciate ligament
, which resulted in him missing the remainder of 2006 and the first half of the 2007 season. The 2008 season was considered to be the best career performance for Joel MacDonald. After the 2009 AFL season the Brisbane Lions delisted Macdonald, along with 11 other players.
On December 15, 2009, Macdonald was drafted to Melbourne with the first selection in the Pre-season Draft.
and fullback.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er currently playing for the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL), having previously played for the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
.
Football career
He was recruited through the 2003 Rookie Draft2002 AFL Draft
The 2002 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and the elevation of rookies. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.In 2002...
(QLD Zone) from Mt Gravatt. He was elevated to the senior list at the end of the 2003 season and made his debut for the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
in Round 10, 2004 against Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
.
Early in the 2006 season Macdonald injured his Anterior cruciate ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
, which resulted in him missing the remainder of 2006 and the first half of the 2007 season. The 2008 season was considered to be the best career performance for Joel MacDonald. After the 2009 AFL season the Brisbane Lions delisted Macdonald, along with 11 other players.
On December 15, 2009, Macdonald was drafted to Melbourne with the first selection in the Pre-season Draft.
Public nuisance
Macdonald and an acquaintance, a 23 year old Fig Tree Pocket man, were charged with being a public nuisance in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley in September 2008 after engaging in a fight near a taxi rank. Both were released on bail and later fined $250 with no conviction.Positions
Joel Macdonald is used as utility back as he can play variety of positions in the back line, such as half back flank, centre half back, back pocketBack pocket
In Australian rules football, the back pocket refers to a position on the field deep in defence.Back pocket players, situated in the backline, need to have good spoiling skills and usually, quality back-pockets are noted for their hardness....
and fullback.