David Mackay (footballer)

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For soccer players with the same name, see David MacKay (disambiguation).

David Mackay
Personal information
Full name	David Mackay
Nickname(s)	D-Mac
Date of birth	25 July 1988 (1988-07-25) (age 23)
Place of birth	Victoria, Australia
Original team	Oakleigh Chargers (Vic)
Draft	48th overall, 2006 Adelaide
Height/Weight	181 cm (5 ft 11 in) / 72kg
Position(s)	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Adelaide
Number	14
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2008–	Adelaide	58 (12)
1 Playing statistics to end of Round 18 2011 season .

David Mackay (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian rules footballer. He was drafted by the Adelaide Football Club at pick number 48 in the 2006 AFL Draft and has been given Guernsey number 14. He came from Melbourne side, Oakleigh Chargers and appeared in the 2006 Victorian U/18 Metro side where he was inspirational in the grand final. He attended Trinity Grammar School, noted for producing star footballers including Wayne Schwass and Luke Power, and was House Captain of the school's Hindley House. Fellow 2006 draft pick Todd Goldstein was vice-captain of the same house.

Mackay's first season was one to forget. 2007 started promisingly with a superb performance in the SANFL reserves seeing him rewarded with senior SANFL selection, where he again impressed. However, early in his second match he tore his hamstring, an injury that recurred throughout the year and prevented him from playing another game.

Mackay made his debut for Adelaide during round one of the 2008 Premiership season in their loss to the Western Bulldogs. His first goal in AFL football came in his thirteenth match, in round 17 against the Sydney Swans, with a snap from the top of the goalsquare. Despite being a first-year player, Mackay became known as one of the most reliable players in the team, slotting nicely into the Crows' young midfield.

After missing only four games in each of his two debut seasons, Mackay has become a vital part of the Crows young midfield, along with Bernie Vince, Patrick Dangerfield and Nathan van Berlo.^[1]

External links

• Adelaide Football Club Player Profile
• David Mackay (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

References

1. ^ Lyon, Garry (18 June 2009) Crows building for attack on the 2009 Premiership

Persondata
Name	Mackay, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	25 July 1988
Place of birth	Victoria, Australia
Date of death
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