Fremantle

Oscar McDonald

Key Defender#21AFL

Bio

Born in 1996, Oscar McDonald made his senior debut with Melbourne Football Club in 2015 and now plays for Fremantle Football Club. He has also played for Carlton Football Club, Williamstown Football Club and Casey Demons. He plays as a key defender. Lineball holds stats from 108 of his games across 2015–2026.

Key facts

Age: 30
Height: 196 cm
Number: #21
Born: 18 March 1996
Debut: 2015
Position: Key Defender
Drafted: 2014 pick 53 (national draft)
Recruited from: Edenhope-Apsley (Vic), North Ballarat U18, Melbourne

Official profile

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Career

2015–now

2015–2020Melbourne Football Club
2021–2022Carlton Football Club
2023Williamstown Football Club
2024–Fremantle Football Club
Casey Demons
North Ballarat Football Club
North Ballarat Rebels

Compare McDonaldStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

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

Season
2026 AFLFremantle	14	179	129	50	74	1	1	24	2	13	55	118	0	3	3,210	1	12	39	87	32	11	12	36	31	72	0	787	96	–	0	0	2	141	32	23	84	80	2	173	106
2025 AFLFremantle	7	66	49	17	32	4	0	17	2	7	20	47	7	3	1,295	2	4	13	24	17	3	11	14	12	21	2	346	40.8	–	11	0	2	54	13	11	52	24	4	67	40
2024 AFLFremantle	1	10	8	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	9	0	0	197	0	0	2	1	4	0	1	0	4	2	0	38	-3.3	–	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	1	0	10	4
2022 AFLCarlton	2	24	18	6	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	14	0	0	254	0	1	4	9	4	3	0	4	5	13	0	99	16.5	–	0	0	0	17	5	4	9	7	0	24	11
2021 AFLCarlton	3	9	8	1	3	2	1	2	0	2	4	5	0	0	299	1	0	0	2	2	3	1	5	2	2	0	56	7.1	–	0	0	0	6	1	0	6	2	3	9	5
2020 AFLMelbourne	7	69	42	27	17	0	0	8	0	7	24	44	1	0	979	0	2	11	38	15	1	5	9	18	33	0	250	45.9	–	–	0	0	48	21	8	40	36	0	68	27
2019 AFLMelbourne	12	107	76	31	31	1	0	27	1	5	33	69	2	0	1,354	0	1	34	81	26	2	13	14	19	41	0	462	70.7	–	–	0	1	79	27	4	94	77	1	102	56
2018 AFLMelbourne	25	290	190	100	95	0	0	31	1	19	107	175	0	1	5,000	1	18	78	157	53	4	24	46	52	139	1	1,111	190.1	–	–	0	1	230	82	35	175	150	1	282	147
2017 AFLMelbourne	20	308	192	116	108	0	0	32	9	19	101	206	0	0	4,622	0	9	54	160	40	13	16	35	53	130	0	1,225	199.9	1	–	2	7	244	75	41	146	149	0	307	142
2016 AFLMelbourne	15	244	117	127	63	0	0	27	5	20	85	156	0	2	2,988	0	8	37	86	21	11	9	27	34	98	0	886	131.9	–	–	1	4	191	64	22	114	84	0	241	90
2015 AFLMelbourne	2	30	14	16	13	0	0	0	0	2	7	23	0	0	300	0	0	1	7	7	0	2	6	5	6	0	107	3.9	–	–	0	0	17	7	0	9	6	0	30	6
Career11 seasons	108	1,336	843	493	449	8	2	169	20	95	447	866	10	9	20,498	5	55	273	652	221	51	94	196	235	557	3	5,367	799.5	1	11	3	17	1,032	328	148	730	616	11	1,313	634

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game log, 2026 AFL

Game
Grand Final v Brisbane LionsL 89-96 26 Sept	13	8	5	5	0	1	2	0	1	7	5	0	194	0	2	3	7	2	1	1	2	1	9	56	11.3	–	0	10	4	4	8	7	1	12	7
Preliminary Finals @ Sydney SwansW 83-71 18 Sept	10	7	3	4	0	0	4	0	1	5	5	1	197	0	2	3	6	3	0	2	3	1	6	49	10.2	–	0	8	2	2	9	5	0	10	5
Semi Finals v Geelong CatsW 120-106 11 Sept	12	8	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	6	0	219	0	1	3	6	6	1	1	3	5	5	36	5.9	–	0	6	5	1	5	6	0	12	5
Qualifying & Elimination Finals v HawthornL 40-72 3 Sept	17	12	5	10	0	0	1	0	0	4	11	0	307	0	1	3	6	2	0	1	2	3	6	77	7.5	–	0	14	3	1	3	6	0	15	12
Rd 24 @ CarltonL 82-119 22 Aug	11	10	1	7	1	0	1	0	1	0	10	0	121	1	0	1	3	2	0	1	1	4	2	60	-0.3	–	0	7	0	1	6	3	1	10	6
Rd 23 v Adelaide CrowsW 112-88 14 Aug	13	8	5	5	0	0	2	0	1	5	8	0	292	0	1	2	9	1	1	1	3	2	5	55	6.4	–	0	9	3	2	6	7	0	13	6
Rd 22 @ MelbourneL 109-113 8 Aug	7	5	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	6	0	160	0	0	1	6	2	0	2	2	1	1	26	4.2	–	1	6	1	0	2	5	0	7	4
Rd 21 v Western BulldogsW 78-41 31 July	22	19	3	12	0	0	1	0	2	5	19	1	495	0	1	6	10	0	0	0	5	0	8	103	12.9	–	0	20	3	3	7	8	0	24	17
Rd 20 v West Coast EaglesW 112-42 24 July	13	10	3	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	0	208	0	0	1	5	3	2	1	5	2	6	55	4.8	–	0	12	1	2	13	5	0	12	9
Rd 13 @ North MelbourneW 155-31 6 June	14	12	2	6	0	0	1	0	1	3	11	1	183	0	1	4	6	1	0	0	5	1	3	62	6.8	–	0	12	2	1	1	6	0	14	10
Rd 11 v St KildaW 104-74 22 May	10	7	3	5	0	0	2	0	1	6	4	0	123	0	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	6	48	5.2	–	0	9	3	3	7	3	0	10	6
Rd 10 @ EssendonW 104-61 17 May	13	9	4	3	0	0	3	1	2	5	8	0	221	0	0	5	8	2	4	1	0	3	4	57	7.6	–	1	12	1	0	5	7	0	13	8
Rd 2 v MelbourneW 118-70 21 Mar	19	10	9	6	0	0	2	0	1	4	13	0	294	0	1	2	7	4	0	0	4	6	8	74	7.9	–	0	12	3	2	5	7	0	17	7
Rd 1 @ Geelong CatsL 100-110 14 Mar	5	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	196	0	0	4	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	29	5.6	–	0	4	1	1	7	5	0	4	4

Splits, AFL

Split
HomeHome or away · won 37 of 59	59	12.2	7.5	4.8	4.2	0.1	0.0	1.5	0.2	0.9	4.0	8.0	0.1	0.1	189	0.0	0.6	2.3	5.6	2.1	0.4	0.9	1.9	2.2	5.0	0.0	48.6	7.2	–	0.1	0.0	0.1	9.4	3.0	1.5	6.6	5.3	0.1	12.0	5.7
AwayHome or away · won 24 of 49	49	12.6	8.2	4.3	4.1	0.1	0.0	1.7	0.2	0.9	4.3	8.0	0.1	0.0	191	0.1	0.4	2.8	6.6	2.0	0.5	0.8	1.8	2.2	5.3	0.0	51.1	7.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	9.7	3.1	1.2	6.9	6.2	0.1	12.3	6.1
WinsResult	61	12.8	8.3	4.5	4.7	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.1	0.9	3.9	8.8	0.0	0.1	198	0.0	0.5	2.7	6.1	1.9	0.4	0.8	2.1	2.0	5.1	0.0	52.4	7.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	10.1	2.8	1.5	6.0	5.7	0.1	12.7	6.4
LossesResult	47	11.8	7.1	4.7	3.5	0.1	0.0	1.7	0.2	0.9	4.4	7.0	0.2	0.0	179	0.1	0.5	2.3	6.0	2.2	0.5	1.0	1.4	2.3	5.2	0.0	46.2	7.3	–	0.1	0.0	0.2	8.9	3.3	1.1	7.7	5.7	0.1	11.5	5.2
Regular seasonStage · won 57 of 101	101	12.3	7.8	4.5	4.1	0.1	0.0	1.6	0.2	0.9	4.0	8.1	0.1	0.1	187	0.0	0.5	2.5	6.0	2.0	0.5	0.8	1.8	2.2	5.0	0.0	49.5	7.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	9.5	2.9	1.3	6.8	5.7	0.1	12.1	5.8
FinalsStage · won 4 of 7	7	13.3	8.3	5.0	5.1	0.0	0.1	1.3	0.0	1.0	5.7	7.3	0.0	0.1	233	0.0	1.0	2.9	6.4	2.7	0.3	1.3	2.7	2.1	6.7	0.0	52.0	9.0	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	4.4	1.9	6.9	6.0	0.1	13.0	6.4
HawthornOpponent · won 5 of 9	9	14.4	9.2	5.2	5.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.2	1.1	4.7	9.7	0.0	0.0	238	0.0	1.1	2.8	7.2	2.0	0.4	0.7	1.3	2.6	5.7	0.0	59.9	10.1	–	0.0	0.0	0.2	11.6	2.8	2.2	6.7	6.9	0.0	14.3	7.2
St KildaOpponent · won 6 of 9	9	13.6	9.0	4.6	4.9	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.1	0.7	4.4	9.1	0.0	0.0	192	0.0	0.6	2.8	6.7	2.1	0.3	0.8	1.4	2.6	5.7	0.0	53.2	8.4	–	0.0	0.0	0.1	10.4	3.2	1.6	6.6	6.3	0.0	13.6	6.8
Adelaide CrowsOpponent · won 5 of 8	8	11.3	7.1	4.1	3.4	0.3	0.0	2.1	0.5	0.6	4.3	7.0	0.3	0.4	192	0.3	0.1	1.6	6.9	1.8	0.4	0.8	2.5	1.9	4.1	0.1	48.1	7.7	–	0.5	0.1	0.4	8.5	3.6	0.6	7.4	6.3	0.4	11.3	5.3
Geelong CatsOpponent · won 2 of 8	8	11.1	7.0	4.1	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.1	1.0	4.1	6.5	0.0	0.0	198	0.0	0.4	2.8	5.5	1.6	0.3	0.6	1.5	2.3	4.8	0.0	42.1	6.9	–	0.0	0.0	0.1	8.9	3.4	0.8	7.8	5.3	0.0	10.6	5.6
West Coast EaglesOpponent · won 4 of 8	8	11.3	7.5	3.8	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.0	1.1	4.4	6.4	0.0	0.0	175	0.0	0.3	2.5	7.8	2.0	0.5	1.1	2.1	1.4	6.0	0.0	43.1	7.8	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.6	3.8	1.1	6.1	7.4	0.0	10.8	5.9
CollingwoodOpponent · won 3 of 7	7	12.3	6.4	5.9	3.4	0.1	0.0	1.1	0.1	0.7	5.0	7.0	0.3	0.0	132	0.0	0.4	2.0	3.1	2.6	0.6	1.7	1.9	2.0	5.9	0.0	42.4	5.9	–	0.0	0.0	0.1	9.9	4.0	1.3	5.9	3.0	0.1	12.0	5.0
Brisbane LionsOpponent · won 4 of 6	6	11.0	7.0	4.0	3.5	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.7	3.3	7.8	0.0	0.0	187	0.0	0.3	4.0	5.2	2.5	0.3	0.8	2.0	2.5	4.0	0.0	40.8	4.8	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.8	2.7	1.0	6.0	5.2	0.2	11.2	4.5
CarltonOpponent · won 4 of 6	6	13.7	8.5	5.2	4.7	0.3	0.0	2.5	0.7	0.7	3.5	9.5	0.0	0.0	215	0.2	0.2	2.7	6.5	2.0	0.2	0.7	1.0	2.2	5.3	0.0	60.0	7.6	–	0.0	0.0	0.7	10.7	2.8	1.5	8.5	6.2	0.3	13.0	6.3
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent · won 6 of 6	6	12.3	7.2	5.2	4.3	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	1.0	3.3	8.8	0.0	0.2	171	0.0	0.7	1.8	6.5	1.0	0.5	0.3	2.0	1.8	5.2	0.0	51.0	7.3	–	–	0.0	0.0	9.8	2.5	1.8	6.3	6.5	0.0	12.2	5.5
Port AdelaideOpponent · won 2 of 6	6	14.5	8.0	6.5	4.2	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.3	1.2	4.7	9.2	0.0	0.2	182	0.0	0.5	2.8	4.7	3.0	0.3	1.3	1.8	3.0	5.8	0.0	51.2	5.4	–	–	0.2	0.2	10.8	3.5	2.0	6.3	4.7	0.0	13.8	5.8
Sydney SwansOpponent · won 2 of 6	6	11.5	7.5	4.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.3	1.0	4.7	6.8	0.2	0.2	176	0.0	1.2	2.3	6.3	2.2	1.0	0.5	1.2	2.0	6.0	0.2	53.2	8.2	–	0.0	0.2	0.2	8.3	2.3	2.3	9.8	6.0	0.0	11.5	4.8
GWS GIANTSOpponent · won 3 of 5	5	13.2	6.4	6.8	4.4	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	1.2	4.4	8.6	0.0	0.2	148	0.0	0.2	1.6	2.8	1.4	0.4	0.6	2.6	2.0	5.4	0.0	50.2	4.9	–	–	0.0	0.0	9.2	3.6	0.8	6.0	2.4	0.0	13.0	4.4
Western BulldogsOpponent · won 5 of 5	5	15.8	12.0	3.8	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	1.0	5.2	11.0	0.0	0.2	301	0.0	0.8	4.2	8.2	1.8	0.6	0.8	2.4	1.6	6.6	0.0	67.2	11.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	13.2	3.6	2.2	5.4	7.4	0.0	16.2	9.6
EssendonOpponent · won 3 of 4	4	10.5	7.3	3.3	3.8	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.3	1.0	3.0	7.5	0.0	0.0	149	0.0	0.3	2.8	7.8	1.0	1.5	0.8	1.0	1.3	3.3	0.0	47.8	7.3	–	0.0	0.0	0.3	9.3	1.3	0.8	8.0	6.8	0.0	10.5	6.3
FremantleOpponent · won 3 of 4	4	9.0	5.8	3.3	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.8	1.8	6.5	0.0	0.0	137	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.5	1.5	0.0	0.3	1.8	2.0	3.0	0.0	36.5	3.6	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.8	1.8	0.3	4.8	3.5	0.0	8.3	4.3
North MelbourneOpponent · won 2 of 4	4	11.0	7.8	3.3	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.8	4.0	7.0	0.0	0.3	172	0.0	0.8	2.5	7.0	2.8	0.0	2.0	1.5	1.8	4.5	0.0	38.0	7.0	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	3.3	1.3	5.8	6.8	0.0	11.0	6.3
RichmondOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	12.3	9.0	3.3	4.3	0.5	0.3	1.3	0.0	0.5	5.5	6.8	0.0	0.0	224	0.3	0.8	3.8	6.8	3.5	1.5	1.0	2.3	3.5	6.3	0.0	53.0	10.0	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3	3.0	1.8	8.0	6.0	0.8	12.3	5.8
MelbourneOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	11.7	7.0	4.7	4.7	0.3	0.0	2.3	0.3	0.7	2.0	9.0	1.7	0.0	210	0.3	0.7	1.0	4.7	2.7	0.0	1.3	3.3	3.3	3.0	0.3	53.3	5.5	–	2.3	0.0	0.3	9.0	1.3	0.7	5.0	4.3	0.3	11.0	5.7
MCGGround · won 22 of 45	45	13.1	7.6	5.5	4.1	0.1	0.0	1.6	0.2	1.0	4.6	8.4	0.2	0.0	198	0.0	0.6	2.7	5.6	2.2	0.6	1.0	1.8	2.4	5.4	0.0	50.8	8.0	–	0.2	0.0	0.2	10.2	3.2	1.4	7.1	5.3	0.1	13.0	5.7
Optus StadiumGround · won 13 of 17	17	12.5	8.9	3.6	4.8	0.2	0.0	1.7	0.1	1.0	4.2	8.1	0.1	0.2	224	0.1	0.6	2.6	6.5	2.4	0.5	0.9	2.4	2.1	5.3	0.1	54.1	7.0	–	0.2	0.0	0.1	9.4	3.2	1.6	6.6	6.1	0.2	12.3	7.1
Marvel StadiumGround · won 9 of 13	13	12.8	8.6	4.2	5.4	0.1	0.0	0.9	0.2	0.7	3.6	9.0	0.0	0.0	163	0.1	0.5	2.2	6.7	1.7	0.3	0.7	1.8	1.7	4.5	0.0	52.8	7.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	10.2	2.7	1.2	5.0	6.3	0.1	12.6	6.7
Adelaide OvalGround · won 3 of 4	4	13.3	8.3	5.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.3	1.3	5.3	7.5	0.0	0.0	184	0.3	0.8	3.3	5.8	2.5	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.8	6.3	0.0	51.0	5.9	–	–	0.0	0.3	9.8	3.8	1.5	6.8	5.8	0.3	12.8	6.0
GMHBA StadiumGround · won 0 of 4	4	8.8	6.5	2.3	2.8	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.3	0.5	3.5	5.0	0.0	0.0	215	0.0	0.3	3.8	6.5	1.0	0.3	0.5	0.3	2.5	4.5	0.0	39.0	6.5	–	0.0	0.0	0.3	7.0	2.5	0.8	9.3	6.0	0.0	8.5	5.5
TIO StadiumGround · won 2 of 4	4	11.8	8.3	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.5	0.5	4.0	7.3	0.0	0.0	182	0.0	0.0	1.5	6.0	2.3	0.3	0.8	1.8	2.3	5.8	0.0	47.3	7.4	–	–	0.3	0.3	9.8	3.8	1.0	7.0	5.5	0.0	11.3	6.5
TIO Traeger ParkGround · won 3 of 4	4	11.5	7.3	4.3	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	3.0	8.5	0.0	0.3	192	0.0	0.3	1.8	8.8	1.5	0.5	0.8	2.0	2.5	4.0	0.0	44.5	6.4	–	–	0.0	0.0	8.0	2.3	1.5	6.0	8.8	0.0	11.5	4.5
Domain StadiumGround · won 1 of 3	3	12.0	5.7	6.3	3.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.7	3.7	7.7	0.0	0.0	152	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	0.3	0.7	1.7	2.0	5.0	0.0	43.0	6.7	–	–	0.0	0.0	8.7	3.3	1.0	4.0	4.0	0.0	11.3	3.7
GabbaGround · won 2 of 3	3	11.0	6.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	3.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	130	0.0	0.0	3.7	4.0	1.3	0.0	0.7	2.3	2.0	4.0	0.0	36.3	3.7	–	–	0.0	0.0	8.7	3.0	0.7	5.7	4.0	0.0	10.7	4.3
SCGGround · won 2 of 3	3	11.0	8.0	3.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	3.7	0.3	0.3	4.7	7.0	0.0	0.3	155	0.0	0.7	2.0	7.0	2.3	1.7	1.0	1.3	1.3	6.3	0.0	54.3	6.2	–	0.0	0.3	0.0	7.7	2.0	2.0	9.7	6.7	0.0	11.7	5.0
ENGIE StadiumGround · won 2 of 2	2	10.0	7.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	1.0	2.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	155	0.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	5.0	0.0	49.0	8.3	–	–	0.0	0.0	9.5	1.0	3.0	6.0	4.5	0.0	10.0	6.5
People First StadiumGround · won 1 of 2	2	7.0	4.5	2.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	2.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	114	0.0	0.0	2.5	9.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	4.0	3.5	0.0	24.5	5.5	–	–	0.0	0.0	4.5	2.0	0.5	6.0	9.0	0.0	6.5	2.5
Cazalys StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	7.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	101	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	26.0	8.0	–	–	0.0	0.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	6.0	2.0
Corroboree Group Oval ManukaGround · won 0 of 1	1	16.0	11.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	277	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	8.0	0.0	69.0	9.0	–	–	0.0	0.0	11.0	4.0	1.0	13.0	3.0	0.0	16.0	7.0
Hands OvalGround · won 1 of 1	1	14.0	12.0	2.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	11.0	0.0	1.0	183	0.0	1.0	4.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	62.0	6.8	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	6.0	0.0	14.0	10.0
Ninja StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	12.0	7.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	173	0.0	1.0	1.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	8.0	0.0	41.0	11.2	–	–	0.0	0.0	11.0	4.0	2.0	13.0	6.0	0.0	11.0	6.0