AFL games: 20
Disposals per game: 13.2
Marks: 3.4
Goals: 0.5

Season summary:

Macdonald pieced together a brilliant debut season, playing all bar two games.

At just 19, Macdonald showed composure beyond his years, playing mostly as a forward during the first portion of the season, before pushing up onto a wing to close out the year.

Averaging 13.2 disposals and 3.4 marks per game, Macdonald also showed and ability to impact the scoreboard, booting nine goals.

Having had great exposure at the top level in his first year, Macdonald is poised to be a consistent contributor in the near future.

Best AFL game:

Macdonald’s stand out performance in his debut year came in Hawthorn’s Round 18 contest against the West Coast Eagles. The classy youngster kicked 2 goals, while collecting 13 touches, taking five marks and laying seven tackles as the Hawks enjoyed a 25-point win.

How the coaches saw him:

“Connor had a great first season and played the majority of games which is a great platform for him to launch a long career from. His work rate and running capacity was a stand-out for us and his ability to be clean and make good decisions in the contest were distinguishing features of his game at a young age. He was able to get some good exposure in the midfield/wing as the year went on and I’m sure he’ll progress his game to have an impact up the ground as time goes on.” – David Hale