Liam McMahon (footballer)

Liam McMahon (born 2 May 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was previously on Collingwood's list after being selected with pick 31 in the 2020 AFL draft, but was delisted at the end of the 2022 season without playing a senior game.

Liam McMahon
McMahon in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Liam McMahon
Date of birth	(2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 23)
Original team(s)	Northern Knights(NAB League)/Eltham (NFNL)[1]
Draft	No. 31, 2020 AFL draft No. 18, 2025 mid-season rookie draft
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	48
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2021–2022	Collingwood	0 (0)
2025–	Essendon	4 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2025.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

McMahon played for Greensborough and Eltham as a junior footballer in the Northern Football League (NFL, later NFNL).^[2] He joined the Northern Knights in the NAB League in 2019, while also appearing for Vic Metro in under-17s matches.^[3][4]

Although the 2020 Victorian football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, McMahon was drafted by Collingwood at the end of the year with pick 31 in the 2020 AFL draft.^[5] He kicked seven goals from his first seven Victorian Football League (VFL) games in the curtailed 2021 season.^[6][7] After playing in all possible 19 VFL games in 2022, he was delisted by Collingwood, having not played an AFL game.^[8][9]

Following his AFL delisting, McMahon joined Montmorency in the NFNL and Carlton in the VFL.^[10][11]

In 2025 McMahon was selected with the final selection in the 2025 mid-season rookie draft. He made his AFL debut for Essendon in round 19 of the 2025 season against Greater Western Sydney.^[12]