Hugh McCluggage explained

Hugh McCluggage
Fullname:Hugh McCluggage
Birth Date:3 March 1998
Originalteam:North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)/South Warrnambool Football Club
Draftpick:No. 3, 2016 national draft
Debutdate:Round 3, 2017
Debutstadium:Etihad Stadium
Height:185cm
Weight:87kg
Position:Midfielder
Guernsey:6
Years1:2017-
Games Goals1:171 (108)
Statsend:round 17, 2024
Careerhighlights:

Hugh McCluggage (born 3 March 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer and vice-captain of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

McCluggage was raised in Allansford, Victoria and participated in the Auskick program there[1] before playing junior football with the Allansford Football Club in the Warrnambool District Football League. He later played for Hampden Football League club South Warrnambool. In addition to Australian rules, McCluggage also played junior cricket, hockey, and soccer.[2] He attended secondary school at Warrnambool College, before finishing his final two years of school at Ballarat Clarendon College as a boarder.

McCluggage played senior Australian rules with South Warrnambool Football Club in the Hampden Football Netball League.[3] He represented Vic Country in the AFL Under-18 Championships and played under 18 football with the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup winning the Morrish Medal despite playing only 10 matches.

He was drafted by Brisbane with their first selection and third overall in the 2016 national draft.[4]

AFL Career

He made his debut in the thirty-one point loss against at Etihad Stadium in round three of the 2017 season.[5] After the sixty point loss to at the Gabba in round 14, in which he recorded nineteen disposals, eight marks and two tackles, he received the round nomination for the 2017 AFL Rising Star.[6] 2019 he won the Alastair Lynch medal polling 3rd in the best and fairest.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[7]

|-| 2017 || || 6| 18 || 8 || 15 || 152 || 120 || 272 || 70 || 36 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 8.4 || 6.7 || 15.1 || 3.9 || 2.0 || 0|-| 2018 || || 6| 22 || 10 || 9 || 240 || 186 || 426 || 96 || 68 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 10.9 || 8.5 || 19.4 || 4.4 || 3.1 || 1|-| 2019 || || 6| 23 || 23 || 14 || 320 || 201 || 521 || 90 || 84 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 13.9 || 8.7 || 22.7 || 3.9 || 3.7 || 5|-| 2020 || || 6| 19 || 8 || 21 || 219 || 136 || 355 || 70 || 52 || 0.4 || 1.1 || 11.5 || 7.2 || 18.7 || 3.7 || 2.7 || 4|-| 2021 || || 6| 24 || 15 || 22 || 407 || 193 || 600 || 123 || 89 || 0.6 || 0.9 || 17.0 || 8.0 || 25.0 || 5.1 || 3.7 || 10|-| 2022 || || 6| 24 || 20 || 18 || 341 || 251 || 592 || 127 || 116 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 14.2 || 10.5 || 24.7 || 5.3 || 4.8 || 14|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 130 !! 84 !! 99 !! 1679 !! 1087 !! 2766 !! 576 !! 445 !! 0.6 !! 0.8 !! 12.9 !! 8.4 !! 21.3 !! 4.4 !! 3.4 !! 34|}

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Honours and achievements

Individual

Notes and References

  1. AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. pg 61
  2. https://worldyouth.org.au/fundraising/hugh-mccluggage NEPALI ADVENTURE HUGH MCCLUGGAGE
  3. https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/sport/country-football/afl-draft-hughs-mccluggage-of-allansford-the-cream-of-crop/news-story/0bd65e53a359819c06d6f6ce85a90982 AFL draft: Hugh McCluggage, of Allansford, the cream of the crop
  4. News: No.3 draft pick Hugh McCluggage is excited to call Brisbane home. Australian Associated Press. Australian Associated Press. 30 November 2016. The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. 9 April 2017.
  5. News: Brisbane young guns Hugh McCluggage and Jarrod Berry are set to make their AFL debuts. Davis. Greg. 6 April 2017. The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. 9 April 2017.
  6. News: Top Lion draftee bags Rising Star nomination. McGowan. Marc. 26 June 2017. AFL.com.au. Telstra. 26 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Hugh McCluggage. 26 June 2017.