GWS GIANTS

James McDonald

Midfielder#38AFL

Key facts

Age: 50
Height: 180 cm
Number: #38
Born: 5 October 1976
Debut: 1997
Position: Midfielder
Drafted: 2011 pick 87 (national draft)
Recruited from: Ballarat YCW, Ballarat U18, Old Xaverians

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Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2012 AFLGWS GIANTS	13	199	102	97	31	4	3	67	35	20	80	109	1	3	2,417	3	0	13	12	25	16	10	34	40	25	1	875	77.8	–	0	10	25	130	50	3	182	4	8	189	60	0
2010 AFLMelbourne	16	360	182	178	49	5	1	119	71	55	158	199	2	6	–	2	1	27	35	47	33	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009 AFLMelbourne	18	348	177	171	83	2	2	87	42	53	118	225	7	3	–	2	1	38	39	54	14	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	23	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008 AFLMelbourne	19	379	194	185	83	1	3	88	53	46	135	244	6	12	–	2	1	30	30	41	32	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007 AFLMelbourne	21	489	263	226	90	3	4	131	91	55	182	295	10	5	–	6	1	46	36	60	27	23	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006 AFLMelbourne	24	555	301	254	115	6	7	143	95	73	234	323	6	12	–	4	5	32	42	49	46	22	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005 AFLMelbourne	21	329	197	132	77	2	5	70	61	65	133	198	4	8	–	1	2	25	26	46	26	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004 AFLMelbourne	18	335	213	122	76	3	4	76	78	80	157	183	5	9	–	3	1	26	25	37	16	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003 AFLMelbourne	21	440	230	210	106	4	4	84	75	76	176	269	5	9	–	3	2	36	35	31	29	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2002 AFLMelbourne	20	300	176	124	59	2	4	58	46	40	97	208	3	–	–	5	–	39	33	25	17	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001 AFLMelbourne	15	256	162	94	58	3	3	41	32	47	99	159	1	–	–	3	1	23	15	10	15	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000 AFLMelbourne	17	237	137	100	46	7	6	38	32	53	96	140	–	–	–	7	4	14	12	21	17	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1999 AFLMelbourne	15	178	120	58	26	5	11	23	31	42	75	105	–	–	–	5	1	13	5	14	14	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1998 AFLMelbourne	22	239	158	81	52	10	12	20	24	54	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	12	–	19	16	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1997 AFLMelbourne	4	38	26	12	5	3	1	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career15 seasons	264	4,682	2,638	2,044	956	60	70	1,051	766	759	1,740	2,657	53	67	2,417	46	20	374	345	479	321	248	34	40	25	1	875	77.8	22	190	10	25	130	50	3	182	4	8	189	60	0

Game log, 2012 AFL

Game
Rd 23 v North MelbourneL 77-105 1 Sept	10	7	3	2	0	0	1	1	3	4	5	0	0	236	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	37	5.6	–	1	0	7	3	0	12	1	0	9	4	0
Rd 22 @ St KildaL 35-163 25 Aug	12	7	5	0	0	0	3	3	5	3	9	0	0	201	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	43	6.2	–	0	3	11	1	0	6	0	0	12	6	0
Rd 21 v MelbourneL 59-84 18 Aug	10	5	5	2	1	0	2	0	2	3	7	1	1	153	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	4	0	47	9.7	–	0	0	9	2	1	16	1	1	10	4	0
Rd 15 @ HawthornL 31-193 8 July	8	0	8	2	0	0	2	4	0	6	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	31	6	–	0	4	7	4	0	10	0	0	10	0	0
Rd 14 @ Sydney SwansL 38-132 30 June	16	8	8	3	0	0	5	0	2	4	13	0	0	202	0	1	0	4	1	0	3	7	3	1	70	2	–	0	0	8	3	1	9	0	0	17	3	0
Rd 13 @ MelbourneL 57-135 24 June	16	10	6	1	0	0	7	1	1	6	11	0	0	260	0	1	0	2	4	0	1	5	3	0	77	3.9	–	0	1	9	3	0	19	0	0	17	6	0
Rd 12 v RichmondL 74-86 16 June	8	6	2	3	1	0	9	0	0	6	3	0	1	63	1	2	0	2	3	1	3	4	4	0	73	2	–	0	0	5	3	0	18	0	1	9	4	0
Rd 10 @ Geelong CatsL 61-126 2 June	12	7	5	1	0	0	7	4	1	10	3	0	0	190	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	0	58	9.2	–	2	2	9	4	0	18	0	0	13	6	0
Rd 9 v EssendonL 53-119 26 May	18	10	8	1	1	1	5	2	1	9	9	0	0	295	0	0	0	3	2	2	5	3	2	0	72	10.5	–	1	1	11	6	0	22	0	2	18	6	0
Rd 6 @ CarltonL 43-110 6 May	26	11	15	3	0	2	6	7	1	11	15	0	1	292	0	1	0	3	0	2	4	6	1	0	92	1.8	–	4	3	14	10	0	14	0	3	26	4	0
Rd 5 v Western BulldogsL 62-104 28 Apr	25	12	13	5	0	0	3	7	4	10	15	0	0	344	0	2	2	4	1	0	3	4	3	0	90	9.3	–	1	6	20	4	1	23	1	0	25	8	0
Rd 4 @ Adelaide CrowsL 50-96 21 Apr	14	9	5	2	0	0	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	3	3	1	0	1	–	–	–	–	84	–	–	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–
Rd 1 v Sydney SwansL 37-100 24 Mar	24	10	14	6	1	0	6	3	0	8	15	0	0	180	2	2	1	3	1	2	4	2	0	0	101	11.6	–	0	3	20	7	0	15	1	1	23	9	0

Splits, AFL

Split
HomeHome or away, 66W	135	17.7	10.0	7.7	3.6	0.3	0.3	4.0	2.8	2.9	6.7	10.0	0.2	0.3	9.4	0.2	0.1	1.5	1.3	1.9	1.2	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	3.1	0.4	0.1	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0
AwayHome or away, 37W	129	17.8	10.0	7.8	3.6	0.2	0.3	4.0	3.0	2.9	6.5	10.1	0.2	0.3	8.9	0.2	0.1	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.2	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	3.5	0.2	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.0
LossesResult, 0W	160	17.6	9.8	7.8	3.6	0.2	0.3	4.3	2.9	2.7	6.8	10.1	0.2	0.3	15.1	0.2	0.1	1.4	1.3	1.9	1.2	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	5.5	0.5	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.1	1.2	0.4	0.0
WinsResult, 103W	103	17.9	10.3	7.6	3.7	0.3	0.3	3.5	2.9	3.2	6.3	10.0	0.2	0.3	–	0.2	0.1	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.2	0.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.1	0.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DrawsResult, 0W	1	22.0	12.0	10.0	4.0	2.0	–	6.0	5.0	1.0	10.0	12.0	–	–	–	–	–	3.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	3.0	5.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Regular seasonStage, 99W	255	17.9	10.0	7.8	3.6	0.2	0.3	4.0	2.9	2.9	6.6	10.2	0.2	0.3	9.5	0.2	0.1	1.4	1.3	1.9	1.2	1.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	3.4	0.3	0.1	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.0
FinalsStage, 4W	9	14.3	8.8	5.6	3.1	0.1	0.2	3.3	2.8	1.8	5.4	6.4	0.1	0.3	–	0.1	0.2	0.9	0.9	0.7	1.4	0.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
North MelbourneOpponent, 8W	23	19.8	10.8	9.0	4.6	0.1	0.3	3.7	2.7	3.2	7.1	11.1	0.2	0.3	10.3	0.3	0.1	1.1	1.2	2.0	1.2	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.2	–	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.0
Sydney SwansOpponent, 7W	22	15.0	8.9	6.1	2.6	0.2	0.2	4.5	2.5	2.9	6.0	7.7	0.2	0.3	17.4	0.1	0.1	1.0	1.2	2.9	1.2	1.2	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	7.8	0.6	0.1	0.7	0.0	0.1	1.3	0.5	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.5	0.0
St KildaOpponent, 10W	20	16.1	8.9	7.2	2.8	0.2	0.0	3.5	2.1	2.9	6.0	9.4	0.1	0.1	10.1	0.0	0.1	1.4	1.0	0.9	1.2	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	2.1	0.3	–	0.9	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.3	0.0
RichmondOpponent, 8W	19	16.8	9.9	6.8	4.2	0.2	0.4	3.7	2.2	2.3	6.0	9.5	0.4	0.4	3.3	0.4	0.1	1.9	0.9	1.1	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	3.8	0.1	0.2	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.0
HawthornOpponent, 5W	18	18.1	11.3	6.8	3.2	0.3	0.2	4.0	3.9	3.1	8.3	9.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.1	1.1	1.6	2.2	1.6	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.3	–	0.7	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0
Port AdelaideOpponent, 9W	18	20.2	11.1	9.1	4.7	0.2	0.2	4.1	3.6	3.3	7.2	11.7	0.1	0.2	–	0.2	–	1.6	1.3	2.0	1.7	0.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adelaide CrowsOpponent, 6W	17	16.9	9.5	7.4	2.9	0.3	0.3	5.6	3.2	2.4	5.9	9.7	0.1	0.3	–	0.3	0.1	1.6	1.8	2.1	1.0	1.1	–	–	–	–	4.9	–	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	–	–
FremantleOpponent, 8W	17	16.1	8.5	7.6	3.4	0.3	0.4	4.3	3.1	2.6	5.9	8.2	0.2	0.3	–	0.2	0.1	1.3	1.6	1.8	1.3	1.2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Geelong CatsOpponent, 3W	17	17.4	10.1	7.4	3.6	0.2	0.1	4.3	3.2	2.3	7.2	10.0	0.3	0.3	11.2	0.1	0.1	1.6	1.8	2.1	1.2	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	3.4	0.5	0.3	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.4	0.0
CarltonOpponent, 8W	16	19.9	9.7	10.3	4.3	0.3	0.4	3.8	3.1	2.6	7.4	11.3	0.1	0.3	18.3	0.1	0.2	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	5.8	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.9	0.6	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.2	1.6	0.3	0.0
Western BulldogsOpponent, 8W	16	20.6	11.3	9.3	4.4	0.1	0.1	3.8	3.6	4.1	7.1	12.8	0.4	0.4	21.5	0.1	0.0	1.1	1.6	1.9	1.2	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	5.6	0.6	–	0.7	0.1	0.4	1.3	0.3	0.1	1.4	0.1	0.0	1.6	0.5	0.0
CollingwoodOpponent, 6W	15	16.5	9.5	7.0	3.5	0.1	0.3	3.7	2.5	2.3	5.5	9.9	0.1	0.1	–	0.1	0.1	2.3	1.4	1.8	0.8	1.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.2	0.6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
EssendonOpponent, 5W	15	19.1	12.0	7.1	3.6	0.3	0.7	3.1	3.6	3.9	7.9	10.3	0.2	0.3	19.7	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.8	1.3	1.7	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	4.8	0.7	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.1	1.2	0.4	0.0
West Coast EaglesOpponent, 5W	15	17.6	10.1	7.5	3.9	0.4	0.2	4.3	2.3	2.9	5.6	10.7	0.5	0.2	–	0.1	–	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.1	0.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brisbane LionsOpponent, 7W	14	16.9	8.7	8.1	2.8	0.4	0.4	3.3	2.6	2.6	5.9	9.6	–	0.1	–	0.2	0.1	1.8	0.8	2.1	1.0	1.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
MelbourneOpponent, 0W	2	13.0	7.5	5.5	1.5	0.5	0.0	4.5	0.5	1.5	4.5	9.0	0.5	0.5	207	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	2.5	0.0	2.5	2.5	3.5	0.0	62.0	6.8	–	0.0	0.0	0.5	9.0	2.5	0.5	17.5	0.5	0.5	13.5	5.0	0.0
MCGGround, 67W	146	18.2	10.5	7.7	3.6	0.3	0.3	4.0	3.1	3.0	6.9	10.0	0.2	0.3	1.8	0.2	0.1	1.5	1.3	1.9	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Marvel StadiumGround, 14W	33	19.2	10.3	8.9	4.4	0.1	0.3	3.4	2.5	3.2	6.5	12.8	0.2	0.2	14.9	0.2	0.1	1.0	1.3	1.5	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	4.1	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.1	1.2	0.3	0.0
AAMI StadiumGround, 2W	17	18.0	9.8	8.2	3.8	0.1	0.2	5.2	3.5	2.7	6.5	10.1	0.1	0.3	–	0.2	0.0	1.8	1.4	1.9	1.5	0.8	–	–	–	–	4.9	–	–	0.6	0.1	0.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	–	–
Domain StadiumGround, 2W	14	15.9	9.0	6.9	3.8	0.3	0.4	4.0	2.6	2.5	5.5	8.5	0.4	0.1	–	0.1	–	0.9	0.9	1.4	0.9	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GabbaGround, 4W	11	17.9	9.1	8.8	2.9	0.3	0.4	3.2	3.0	2.9	6.4	10.4	–	0.2	–	0.1	–	1.9	0.8	1.7	0.8	0.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Princes ParkGround, 6W	9	16.3	9.3	7.0	3.1	0.2	0.3	3.3	1.8	2.9	5.7	8.3	–	0.1	–	–	–	1.4	1.9	1.1	1.1	0.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GMHBA StadiumGround, 0W	8	16.1	8.0	8.1	3.8	0.3	0.0	3.6	2.4	2.0	6.3	9.6	0.3	0.4	23.8	0.0	0.0	1.6	1.4	2.0	0.8	1.4	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.0	7.3	1.1	0.4	1.6	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.5	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.8	0.0
SCGGround, 4W	8	14.5	8.9	5.6	1.9	–	0.4	4.8	2.9	2.9	6.0	6.8	0.3	0.1	–	0.1	0.1	1.0	2.3	2.1	1.5	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Corroboree Group Oval ManukaGround, 1W	6	17.5	9.8	7.7	4.3	0.2	0.0	3.5	2.8	3.3	6.5	10.8	0.2	0.5	82.8	0.0	0.2	1.8	1.0	2.8	1.2	1.3	1.2	0.7	1.2	0.0	22.8	3.2	–	1.8	0.2	1.0	4.8	1.0	0.3	6.5	0.3	0.2	5.8	2.0	0.0
ENGIE StadiumGround, 0W	3	12.0	7.7	4.3	2.0	0.7	0.3	5.0	1.0	1.3	6.3	5.7	0.0	0.3	198	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.7	2.0	1.7	1.0	3.3	3.3	2.3	0.0	60.7	6.0	–	0.0	0.7	0.3	7.7	4.0	0.0	17.3	0.3	1.0	12.0	4.7	0.0
ANZ StadiumGround, 0W	2	20.0	9.0	11.0	4.5	0.5	0.0	5.5	1.5	1.0	6.0	14.0	0.0	0.0	191	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	3.5	1.0	1.0	3.5	4.5	1.5	0.5	85.5	6.8	–	0.0	0.0	1.5	14.0	5.0	0.5	12.0	0.5	0.5	20.0	6.0	0.0
People First StadiumGround, 0W	2	15.0	7.5	7.5	2.5	–	–	5.5	2.5	2.5	8.0	7.0	0.5	0.5	–	–	–	–	1.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Waverley ParkGround, 0W	2	10.5	8.5	2.0	1.5	–	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	3.0	7.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	1.0	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Accor StadiumGround, 1W	1	13.0	10.0	3.0	3.0	–	–	7.0	5.0	5.0	7.0	6.0	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	2.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
TIO StadiumGround, 1W	1	23.0	15.0	8.0	5.0	–	1.0	7.0	5.0	5.0	10.0	13.0	–	–	–	–	–	2.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
WACAGround, 1W	1	9.0	4.0	5.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	–	1.0	3.0	5.0	–	–	–	2.0	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.