Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Thursday, 13th May, 1943
- Current Age
- 82 years and 322 days
- Place Of Birth
- Berry, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Former Manly centre, originally from Berry, moved to Norths in 1968 where he was shifted to lock and second row. A hard-working tackler, McDonnell joined C’bury in 1973 and finished his career by captaining the club in the 1974 grand final loss to Easts.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Tour Matches | Southern Division | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 161 | 24 | - | 2 | 76 | 64 | 90 | 7 | 39.75% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 31 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 41.94% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Endeavour Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 195 | 30 | - | 2 | 94 | 82 | 111 | 8 | 42.05% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Southern Division | 1963-64 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1965 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1966 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.00% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1967 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 64.29% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1968 | 19 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 21.05% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1969 | 16 | 5 | - | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1970 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 31.58% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1971 | 21 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 23.81% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1972 | 20 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 35.00% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1973 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 52.63% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1974 | 18 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 55.56% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | 1965-67 | 29 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 48.28% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | 1968-72 | 95 | 15 | - | 2 | 49 | 30 | 61 | 4 | 31.58% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | 1973-74 | 37 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 54.05% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1965-1974 | 161 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 64 | 90 | 7 | 39.75% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Alan Whiticker, Wests Archives, Tim Costello
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