Fast Facts

Jumper No: 23

Height: 181

Weight: 80

DOB: 04/08/1976

Recruited From: Darwin (NT)/Port Adelaide (SANFL)

Career Matches: 304

Career Goals: 256

About:

Andrew McLeod became only the third Crow to play 300 AFL games in 2008, reaching the milestone in Round 19 against Richmond. He was able to celebrate the day in front of a home crowd and his family, many of whom flew down from Darwin. “I was pretty excited about the day and was looking forward to it. I was just hoping the weather was going to be nice, so people could come out and watch,” McLeod said “It was just great the family could come down watch it and be part of the celebration. I was really glad and proud of the way the football club went about it. It was such a fantastic win and it makes it the little bit better I suppose.”

McLeod missed two games mid-season due to a knee injury though his stats still reflect a successful year. He was used mainly across half back with stints up forward including a match winning three goal haul against Fremantle in round five. He collected 297 kicks ranking fourth at the club, and 129 handballs. He has had a restricted pre-season after knee surgery but will be fit come round one of the home and away season.

From Darwin, McLeod started his SANFL career at Port Adelaide, where he played in the club’s 1994 premiership. He was tied to Fremantle when it was forming its inaugural AFL squad but was traded to Adelaide in exchange for Chris Groom and made his AFL debut in 1995.

Awards Honours:

AFC Emerging Talent Award 1995; AFL Rising Star nominee 1995; Premiership Player 1997, 1998; Norm Smith Medallist 1997, 1998; Best and Fairest 1997, 2001; 2nd Best and Fairest 1998, 1999, 2000; 3rd Best and Fairest 2002 (equal), 2003; 3rd Brownlow Medal 2000; 2nd Brownlow Medal 2001; All-Australian 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006; International Rules Series 2000, 2001, 2005 (Capt.); Pre-season premiership player 2003; Michael Tuck Medallist (Best player in pre-season Grand Final) 2003; Indigenous Team of the Century 2005.