Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Personal information
Full name	Anthony William Watson McDonald-Tipungwuti
Nickname(s)	Walla, Tippa
Date of birth	(1993-04-22) 22 April 1993
Place of birth	Tiwi Islands
Original team(s)	Essendon (VFL)
Draft	No. 22, 2015 Rookie draft
Height/Weight	171 cm / 77 kg
Position(s)	Forward/Defender
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	43
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–	Essendon	10 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 10, 2016 season.

Anthony William Watson McDonald-Tipungwuti (born 22 April 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Essendon with their first selection in the 2015 rookie draft. McDonald-Tipungwuti made his debut in Round 1 of the 2016 season against the Gold Coast Suns.

Junior football

McDonald-Tipungwuti was born and raised on the Tiwi Islands, off the coast of Darwin, into an Indigenous Australian family. He played his junior football for the Tiwi Bombers in the Northern Territory Football League before moving to Victoria at the age of 17 to better his chances of an AFL career. He was adopted by Jane McDonald in Gippsland and took on her namesake as recognition of her contribution to his journey. He spent six years playing for the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup and Essendon's reserves team in the VFL before realising his dream when he was rookie listed by Essendon at the end of 2015.

AFL Career

Following the many suspensions handed out to Essendon players at the end of 2015 for the supplements controversy fallout, McDonald-Tipungwuti was elevated to the Bombers' senior list. He made his AFL debut in round 1 of the 2016 AFL season against the Gold Coast Suns at Metricon Stadium.

External links

• Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
• Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti's statistics from AFL Tables