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Mac Andrew

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Mac Andrew
Andrew in March 2026
Personal information
Born (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 22)
Cairo, Egypt
Original team Dandenong Stingrays (NAB League)/Berwick Football Club
Draft No. 5, 2021 national draft
Height 202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position Utility
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 1
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2022– Gold Coast 84 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2026.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mac Andrew (born 4 December 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

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Andrew was born in Cairo, Egypt, to South Sudanese parents.[1] In 2005, at 18 months old, he moved to Australia with his family.[2] He began playing Australian rules football for Wantirna South at the under-9s level and later played at Berwick, he also played basketball throughout his upbringing. Andrew progressed through the junior football ranks before being selected to represent the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League. He was also a member of the Melbourne Demons' Next Generation Academy but was later ruled ineligible to be selected by the Demons due to restrictions on NGA prospects bid on with first round picks.[3] At the age of 17, Andrew was drafted to the Gold Coast Suns with pick 5 in the 2021 AFL draft[4] and became the first player of South Sudanese heritage to be taken with a top five pick in the national draft. He was educated at St Joseph's College in Ferntree Gully.

AFL career

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Andrew made his AFL debut for the Gold Coast Suns at 18 years of age against the West Coast Eagles in round 20 of the 2022 AFL season[5] and became the first Egyptian-born player to debut in the AFL.

In round 22 of the 2024 AFL season, Andrew kicked a goal after the siren to defeat Essendon at Marvel Stadium.

Statistics

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Updated to the end of round 20, 2026.[6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2022Gold Coast31 4002715421880.00.06.83.810.54.52.00
2023Gold Coast31 17001483918788240.00.08.72.311.05.21.40
2024Gold Coast31 209419987286118330.50.210.04.414.35.91.70
2025Gold Coast1 2434210123333129260.10.28.85.113.95.41.10
2026Gold Coast1 1922214130344132300.10.111.36.818.16.91.6
Career 84141079839411924851210.20.19.54.714.25.81.40

References

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  1. ↑ "Mac Andrew opens up on his meteoric rise as his draft stocks soar". 31 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mac time: Demons' academy star inspired by Sudanese pioneers". 24 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dees call for NGA rule tweak as top-10 prospect slips out of reach". 20 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Mac Andrew joins the SUNS with pick 5". 24 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Suns to unleash the Mac attack: Prized No.5 pick to debut". 28 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mac Andrew". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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