Bailey Macdonald (born 4 August 2004) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career Macdonald grew up in the suburb of Burwood and played junior football for the Surrey Park Panthers in the YJFL, where he was a teammate of Elijah Tsatas.
He impressed enough playing school football at Wesley College to be invited to train with the Oakleigh Chargers mid season. He played four games with the Chargers, earning a Vic Metro selection, and was a part of the team that won the 2022 National Championship.https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/bailey-macdonald/
AFL career He was the fifty first selection in the 2022 AFL draft by .https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/1253124/another-macdonald-joins-the-brown-and-gold He has been described as a player with bold dashing runs out of the defensive lines.
After some strong performances for Hawthorn's affliciated club Box Hill Hawks, Macdonald made his debut against at Adelaide Oval in round 12 2023.https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/1348501/macdonald-to-make-debut
Statistics Updated to the end of 2026.
| 2023 || || 42 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 12 || 25 || 11 || 2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.5 || 6.0 || 12.5 || 5.5 || 1.0 || 0 |- | 2025 || || 42 | 6 || 1 || 0 || 16 || 16 || 32 || 6 || 4 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 2.7 || 2.7 || 5.3 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0 |- | 2026 || || 42 | 14 || 0 || 1 || 75 || 95 || 170 || 34 || 43 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 5.4 || 6.8 || 12.1 || 2.4 || 3.1 || 0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 22 !! 1 !! 1 !! 104 !! 123 !! 227 !! 51 !! 49 !! 0.1 !! 0.1 !! 4.7 !! 5.6 !! 10.3 !! 2.3 !! 2.2 !! 0
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