Rupe McDonald
Encyclopedia
Rupe McDonald was an Australian rules football
er who played with Geelong
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
McDonald was a half-back from Winchelsea
, who played as a flanker in Geelong's 1931 premiership team. The 1931 VFL Grand Final
was one of 10 finals that McDonald played during his seven season career and he also played in a losing grand final the previous year. From 1930 to 1933 he put together 49 games in a row and played his 100th league match in Geelong's preliminary final loss to South Melbourne
in 1934.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
McDonald was a half-back from Winchelsea
Winchelsea, Victoria
Winchelsea is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Surf Coast Shire local government area and located on the Barwon River 115 km south-west of Melbourne and close to Geelong .- History :...
, who played as a flanker in Geelong's 1931 premiership team. The 1931 VFL Grand Final
1931 VFL Grand Final
The 1931 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 10 October 1931. It was the 35th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the...
was one of 10 finals that McDonald played during his seven season career and he also played in a losing grand final the previous year. From 1930 to 1933 he put together 49 games in a row and played his 100th league match in Geelong's preliminary final loss to South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in 1934.