Nickname(s) Walla, Tippa Nationality Australian Siblings Ephrem Tipungwuti | Height 1.71 m | |
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Full name Anthony William Watson McDonald-Tipungwuti Date of birth (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 (age 23) Draft No. 22, 2015 rookie draft Date joined 2016 (Essendon Football Club) Similar Zach Merrett, Darcy Parish, Joe Daniher, Orazio Fantasia, Mitch Brown | ||
Anthony mcdonald tipungwuti 2016 highlight reel
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 second selection in the 2015 rookie draft. McDonald-Tipungwuti made his debut in Round 1 of the 2016 season against the Gold Coast Suns.
Contents
- Anthony mcdonald tipungwuti 2016 highlight reel
- Anthony mcdonald tipungwuti tippa
- Early life
- AFL career
- References
Anthony mcdonald tipungwuti tippa
Early life
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.
