Hugh McCluggage
| Hugh McCluggage | |||
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 McCluggage in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hugh McCluggage | ||
| Nickname(s) | Huge McLovin | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1998 | ||
| Original team(s) | North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)/South Warrnambool Football Club | ||
| Draft | No. 3, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 3, 2017, Brisbane Lions vs. St Kilda, at Etihad Stadium | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brisbane Lions | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Brisbane Lions | 182 (116) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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.[3]
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 St Kilda at Etihad Stadium in round three of the 2017 season.[5] After the sixty point loss to Greater Western Sydney 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]
In 2019 and 2020, McCluggage came third in the Merrett-Murray Medal, and he was runner-up to Dayne Zorko and Lachie Neale in 2021 and 2022 respectively. McCluggage also collected a career-best 14 Brownlow Medal votes in 2022.[7] A maiden best-and-fairest award eluded McCluggage yet again in 2023, losing to captain Harris Andrews during a year in which the Lions made the grand final.[8]
McCluggage was part of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team, having 21 disposals and a goal in a dominant team victory.[9]
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2024 season.[10]
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 | |||||
| 2017 | Brisbane Lions | 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 | Brisbane Lions | 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 | Brisbane Lions | 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[a] | Brisbane Lions | 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 | Brisbane Lions | 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 | Brisbane Lions | 6 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 341 | 251 | 592 | 127 | 116 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 14.2 | 10.5 | 24.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 14 |
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 6 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 327 | 231 | 558 | 117 | 91 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 9.2 | 22.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3 |
| 2024# | Brisbane Lions | 6 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 397 | 270 | 667 | 143 | 99 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 10.0 | 24.7 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 12 |
| Career | 182 | 116 | 126 | 2403 | 1588 | 3991 | 836 | 635 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 21.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 49 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
Team
Individual
- 2× 22under22 team: 2019, 2020
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017 (round 14)
References
- ^ AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. pg 61
- ^ NEPALI ADVENTURE HUGH MCCLUGGAGE
- ^ a b AFL draft: Hugh McCluggage, of Allansford, the cream of the crop by Hannah Driscoll for the Weekly Times. November 16, 2016
- ^ Australian Associated Press (30 November 2016). "No.3 draft pick Hugh McCluggage is excited to call Brisbane home". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ Davis, Greg (6 April 2017). "Brisbane young guns Hugh McCluggage and Jarrod Berry are set to make their AFL debuts". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (26 June 2017). "Top Lion draftee bags Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "2022 Brownlow Medal Wrap". lions.com.au. 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Andrews Claims Merrett-Murray Medal to be Crowned Lion King for 2023". lions.com.au. 4 October 2023.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (28 September 2024). "Lion Kings: Fagan's heroes thrash Swans in GF shock". AFL. MCG.
- ^ "Hugh McCluggage". Retrieved 30 September 2024.
External links
- Hugh McCluggage's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
- Hugh McCluggage's playing statistics from AFL Tables