Andrew McPherson (footballer)

Andrew McPherson (born 20 June 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Adelaide Football Club with the 40th draft pick in the 2017 AFL draft.[1][2]

Andrew McPherson
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-20) 20 June 1999
Original team(s) Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Draft No. 40, 2017 AFL draft, Adelaide
Debut 11 July 2020, Adelaide
vs. West Coast, at Gabba
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 36
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Adelaide 9 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early Football

McPherson played junior football for Port District in the SANFL Juniors.[3][4] McPherson also played state football for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League, before getting selected by Adelaide.[5][6]

AFL career

McPherson debuted for Adelaide in Round 6 of the 2020 AFL season, where his team lost to West Coast by 33 points.[7] McPherson picked up 9 disposals and 5 marks on his debut.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the 2020 season[8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Adelaide360——————————————
2019 Adelaide360——————————————
2020[lower-alpha 1] Adelaide 36900565811425150.00.06.26.412.72.81.7
Career 9 0 0 56 58 114 25 15 0.0 0.0 6.2 6.4 12.7 2.8 1.7
  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "Pick 40: Andrew McPherson". AFL. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. "Andrew McPherson". Footywire. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. "Andrew McPherson". Draftguru. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. "Andrew McPherson – Draft Pick #40 Adelaide Crows". Port District Junior Football Club. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. "Andrew McPherson Bio". AFL. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. "Andrew McPherson". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. "Adelaide vs West Coast - AFL 2020 Round 6". Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. "Andrew McPherson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 November 2020.


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