Connor Macdonald

Connor Macdonald (born 13 January 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Connor Macdonald
Personal information
Full name	Connor MacDonald
Nickname(s)	Croc
Date of birth	(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 22)
Original team(s)	Dandenong Stingrays/Haileybury
Draft	No. 26, 2021 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2022, Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne, at MCG
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Half Forward/Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	31
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2022–	Hawthorn	78 (60)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2025.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

Macdonald attended Haileybury College, where the school's football coach, Hall of Famer Matthew Lloyd oversaw his football development. He was the first in his family to attend a private school.^[1] He also played with the Dandenong Stingrays in the State under 18 competition where, in a Covid interrupted season he managed to average just under 30 disposals in his four games in 2021.^[2] In 2021 he also played Victoria Country at the national under 18 championships. He previously attended Rowville Sports Academy under the guidance of Essendon premiership player Darren Bewick.^[3]

He played his junior football for Doveton Doves in the South East Juniors.

AFL career

In the 2021 AFL draft, Hawthorn used their third pick, number 26, to draft Macdonald. Macdonald debuted for Hawthorn alongside Josh Ward in the opening round of the 2022 AFL season against North Melbourne at the MCG.

Macdonald managed to play the first nine games of the season before being rested under the club policy of resting young players to help freshen them up for the long season.

In 2024 C-Mac lifted in his intensity and vastly improved on previous seasons. Part of the 2024 HOK ball "Rat Pack", Macdonald helped to propel the Hawks to the clubs first finals appearance since 2018,^[4] where they would then face the Western Bulldogs. Against the bulldogs, Macdonald would record 23 disposals and kick 2 goals in the 99–62 victory for the Hawks,^[5] leading them to play Port Adelaide, which they would lose 72-75,^[6] ending their 2024 season.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 14, 2025.^[7]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2022	Hawthorn	31	20	9	9	160	103	263	67	35	0.5	0.5	8.0	5.2	13.2	3.4	1.8	0
2023	Hawthorn	31	21	12	15	209	154	363	84	54	0.6	0.7	10.0	7.3	17.3	4.0	2.6	0
2024	Hawthorn	31	25	28	19	249	187	436	132	69	1.1	0.8	10.0	7.5	17.4	5.3	2.8	1
2025	Hawthorn	31	12	11	10	104	64	168	50	37	0.9	0.8	8.7	5.3	14.0	4.2	3.1
Career			78	60	53	722	508	1230	333	195	0.8	0.7	9.3	6.5	15.8	4.3	2.5	1

Honours and achievements

Team

• McClelland Trophy (Hawthorn): 2024