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{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1976}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Andrew McLeod
| image = Amcleod (cropped).jpg
| alt = 
| caption = McLeod playing for {{AFL Ade}} in 2005
| fullname = Andrew Luke McLeod
| nickname = Bunji, Macca
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|8|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Darwin, Northern Territory]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Darwin Football Club|Darwin]] (NTFL)/{{AFL PA}} (SANFL)
| draftpick = Traded from {{AFL Fre}}, [[1994 AFL Draft]]
| position = Half-back, midfield
| guernsey = 23
| statsend = Round 17, 2010
| careerhighlights = *[[Australian Football Hall of Fame]]
* 2x [[AFL Premiership]] player ([[1997 AFL Grand Final|1997]], [[1998 AFL Grand Final|1998]])
* 2× [[Norm Smith Medal]] ([[1997 AFL Grand Final|1997]], [[1998 AFL Grand Final|1998]])
* 3× [[Malcolm Blight Medal]] (1997, 2001, 2007)
* [[Leigh Matthews Trophy]] (2001)
* 5× [[All-Australian Team|All-Australian team]] (1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007)
*[[All-Australian Team|All-Australian]] Captain (2007)
* {{AFL Ade}} pre-season premiership (2003)
* [[Michael Tuck Medal]] (2003)
* [[International Rules Series]] captain (2007)
* [[Jim Stynes Medal]] (2005)
* [[Showdown Medal]] (2007)
* Polly Farmer Medal (2007)
* [[Adelaide Football Club#"Team of the Decade"|Adelaide Team of the Decade]] - Half Back flank
* [[Dream Team Australian rules football team|Dream Team]] captain (2008)
*[[AFL Rising Star]] nominee ([[1995 AFL Rising Star|1995]])
* [[Indigenous Team of the Century]]
* [[1990 SANFL Grand Final|SANFL Premiership]] player: ([[1994 SANFL Grand Final|1994]])
* [[Northern Territory Football Club|Northern Territory]] NEAFL premiership side (1993-94)
| height = 181&nbsp;cm
| weight = 81&nbsp;kg
| years1 = 1991-1994, 2011
| years2 = 1994-1996
| years3 = 1995-2010
| club1 = Darwin Buffaloes {NTFL}
| club2 = {{AFL PA}} (SANFL)
| club3 = {{AFL Ade}} 
| games_goals2= 23 (36)
| games_goals3= 340 (275)
| sooyears1 = 1997
| sooteam1 = [[The Allies (Australian rules football)|The Allies]]
| soogames_goals1 = 1 (0)
| sooyears2 = 2008
| sooteam2 = [[Dream Team Australian rules football team|Dream Team]]
| soogames_goals2 = 1 (0)
| nationalyears1 = 2000, 2001 & 2005(c)
| nationalteam1 = Australia
| nationalgames_goals1 = 6 (0)
}}
'''Andrew Luke McLeod''' (born 4 August 1976) is a former professional [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Adelaide Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL). He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games.

McLeod is considered by many as the greatest player to have played for the [[Adelaide Football Club]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/crows-greatest-25|publisher= Adelaide Now|title=Crows Greatest 25}}</ref> Mcleod won two premierships for the [[Adelaide Football Club]] in 1997 and 1998. He was also awarded the [[Norm Smith Medal]] for best on ground in the 1997 and 1998 AFL grand finals.

==Early life==
McLeod was born in [[Darwin, Northern Territory]]. His mother is [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous]] (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) while his father Jock McLeod is of [[Scottish people|Scottish]] descent. He moved to Kathrine when he was little but then moved back to Darwin. Andrew McLeod played both [[rugby league]] and Australian football as a junior.<ref>[http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/06/03/152731_ntsport.html Folau will deliver] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319155436/http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/06/03/152731_ntsport.html |date=19 March 2012 }} by GREY MORRIS for Northern Territory News 3 June 2010</ref> He played senior football with the [[Darwin Football Club]] in the [[Northern Territory Football League]] a club where his father has played over 200 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/nt/stories/s1827602.htm |title=The weekend in sport 13 and 14 January |publisher=ABC Northern Territory |accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref>

Moving from Darwin to [[Adelaide]] in [[South Australia]], McLeod played with the [[Port Adelaide Football Club]] in the [[South Australian National Football League|SANFL]] in 1994 where he became known as an exciting young forward with electrifying pace.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} McLeod capped off a solid debut year for [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]] with a Premiership medallion, bagging two goals in Port's 37-point win over [[Woodville-West Torrens Eagles|Woodville-West Torrens]] in the 1994 SANFL Grand Final.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

== AFL career ==
In the 1994 offseason period, the right to recruit McLeod was traded by [[Fremantle Football Club]] to the Adelaide Crows in return for their promising forward [[Chris Groom]] in what many now consider to be one of the most lopsided trades in Australian rules football history.<ref>{{cite news|title=Trading trick or treats|date=10 October 2011|first=Jon |last=Pierik|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/trading-trick-or-treats-20111009-1lft1.html}}</ref>

In an interview with Australian men's magazine ''Alpha''<ref>''Alpha'' magazine, September 2005</ref> in September 2005, McLeod would later reveal that he refused to play for Fremantle after feeling insulted and belittled by the newly appointed Fremantle coach [[Gerard Neesham]], who had not actually seen him play before.<ref name="Everett2014">{{cite book|author=Les Everett|title=Fremantle Dockers: An Illustrated History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORZTnwEACAAJ|year=2014|publisher=Slattery Media Group|isbn=978-0-9875263-4-2|page=41}}</ref>

=== 1995 ===
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In his first year with the Adelaide Crows, McLeod began his AFL career quietly, appearing tentative and nervous during pre-season games.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} However, in a round 9 match against [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] at Football Park, a confident McLeod began to emerge.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

In the dying seconds of the game, with Adelaide trailing by four points, McLeod raced into an open forward line while being hotly pursued by Hawk [[Ray Jencke]]. Swooping onto the loose ball, he calmly laid it on his foot under pressure, dribbling it through for a miraculous goal from a tight angle at the Northern End of the ground to give his side a remarkable 2-point victory after they had trailed by 34 points at half-time. The Crows were able to avenge their worst-ever home loss in history the year before (round 9 1994 by 97 points to Hawthorn).

McLeod would later be named as an AFL Rising Star nominee late in the 1995 season after a string of consistent performances in a struggling Adelaide side which only managed a 9–13 record. He was also awarded Adelaide's Emerging Talent Award.

=== 1996 ===
In his second season with the Adelaide Crows, McLeod played in 19 matches and kicked 20 goals mainly playing on the forward flank.

=== 1997 ===
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After two tumultuous years under [[Robert Shaw (footballer)|Robert Shaw]], legendary footballer [[Malcolm Blight]] took over as coach of Adelaide. McLeod lost 10&nbsp;kg in preparation for a big season. The Crows would begin the season slowly as they adjusted to Blight's long-kicking and direct style of football before claiming a finals berth for the first time since 1993.

McLeod started the first two games of the year at half forward but played the rest of the year as a small, running defender with great success. He increased his average disposals from 10 to 16 and increased his average marks from 1 a game to 3.

In the preliminary final against the [[Western Bulldogs]], McLeod, who had been playing primarily as a forward or half-back flanker, was placed into the midfield in the second half by Blight in an effort to spark the Crows side, who trailed by 31 points at half-time. It would be the first time in McLeod's career that he would play in the midfield; and, in a thrilling contest, McLeod and the Crows would win the match by two points to reach the Grand Final for the first time in the club's history.

In the Grand Final against [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]], McLeod would take his first significant step in his journey towards joining the game's elite. Accumulating 31 disposals and 11 marks, he was judged best on ground against the Saints, winning the prestigious [[Norm Smith Medal]] while helping his team win the AFL premiership. This was followed shortly thereafter with a gold jacket when he was named as the Crows best and fairest for the 1997 season.

=== 1998 ===
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Having caught the eye of football followers with his magical feats in the 1997 finals, McLeod would continue to dazzle crowds with his pace and agility in 1998 before being named in the [[All-Australian team]] for the first time in his career despite only playing 15 games due to injury.<ref name="pick1"/> He would also get 10 [[Brownlow Medal]] votes in 1998 after only 1 vote in 1997.

In a preliminary final rematch against the Bulldogs, McLeod would kick a career-high seven goals while being opposed to [[Tony Liberatore]], who was reputed to be the most ferocious tagger in the game at the time. In the following game—against Grand Final favourites, the [[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]—the Crows would win by 35 points, with McLeod emulating his feats from a year earlier. Gathering 30 disposals and winning back-to-back Norm Smith Medals, McLeod became the first player to win two Norm Smith Medals since [[Gary Ayres]] in 1986 and 1988.

=== 1999 ===

Adelaide would not match the success of the two previous seasons in 1999 and would finish 13th; however, McLeod continued on progressing as one of Adelaide's young stars, gathering 7 Brownlow votes.

=== 2000 ===
McLeod had an outstanding season in 2000, playing most of the season in the midfield. He averaged 24 disposals per game, an increase from 18 in 1999, and kicked 28 goals. He made the All-Australian team as a half-forward, narrowly finished second in Adelaide's Best and Fairest to [[Simon Goodwin]], and polled 20 Brownlow Medal votes, finishing third behind [[Shane Woewodin]] and runner-up [[Scott West]].

=== 2001 ===
McLeod had perhaps the finest season of his career in 2001, controversially being named runner-up in the Brownlow Medal Count. Having been made a permanent fixture in the Crows midfield by coach Gary Ayres, McLeod averaged a career-best 24.7 disposals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pc-adelaide-crows--andrew-mcleod |publisher=FootyWire|title=Andrew McLeod career statistics}}</ref> He would win the [[Leigh Matthews Trophy]] to be recognised as the [[Most Valuable Player]] in the league, according to a vote by his peers in the [[AFL Players Association]], as well as his second best-and-fairest award from the club.

McLeod, however, would be denied the AFL's greatest individual honour in the 2001 [[Brownlow Medal]]. Trailing by two votes in the last round to [[Jason Akermanis]] of the [[Brisbane Lions]], he had amassed a season-high 37 disposals in Adelaide's final round loss to Fremantle; however, he was awarded no votes in that game, and he consequently finished second behind Akermanis. Akermanis later wrote, "I stole the Brownlow from Andrew McLeod," as McLeod was a raging favourite and won the majority of media awards for the year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aker-recalls-pinching-brownlow-medal-at-the-death-from-andrew-mcleod/story-e6frf9jf-1225774172909 |publisher=Herald Sun|title=Aker recalls pinching Brownlow Medal at the death from Andrew McLeod}}</ref>

=== 2002 ===
McLeod had another fine season in 2002, but he was reported in round 4 for the first and only time in his career due to a late charge on Essendon's Matthew Lloyd. McLeod received a one-match ban for the incident, playing every other game of the season and amassing 16 Brownlow votes; however, he only finished equal 6th in the best and fairest.

=== 2003 ===

McLeod played every game of the home-and-away season in yet another superb year.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} He would lead the [[2003 Brownlow medal]] count until round 15, remarkably having six best-on-ground performances up until that point, according to the officiating umpires of matches McLeod played in. However, McLeod never got any more votes and would finish 10th with 18 votes, although the margin was only 4 points between McLeod and the joint winners; teammate [[Mark Ricciuto]] was one of these players. He would finish 3rd in the Adelaide best and fairest.

=== 2004 ===

2004 was a disappointing year for Adelaide, and coach Gary Ayres would be sacked later in the year. McLeod only polled 2 votes in the Brownlow despite a season disposal average of 21.

=== 2005 ===
In 2005, under coach [[Neil Craig]], McLeod made a return to the half-back line to provide his side with run and drive from defense using his sublime skills. McLeod polled 11 votes in the 2005 [[Brownlow Medal]].

In October, McLeod was named co-captain of the Australian [[International rules football]] team against [[Ireland]]. In what became a somewhat spiteful match, Australia would win comfortably, while McLeod was named best player and awarded the [[Jim Stynes Medal]].<ref name="pick1">{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/pick-1-ben-cousins-jason-akermanis-or-andrew-mcleod/story-e6frf9jf-1225910053870 |publisher= Herald Sun|title=Pick 1: Ben Cousins, Jason Akermanis or Andrew McLeod?|first=Jon|last=Anderson|date=25 August 2010 |accessdate=6 December 2011}}</ref>

=== 2006 ===
[[File:McLeodMarkcrop.jpg|thumb|right|McLeod challenging a mark in a game against Port Adelaide]]
After a year under Neil Craig's system, McLeod would return to some of his best form, leading to his 4th All-Australian selection.<ref name="pick1"/>

Against the [[Essendon Football Club]] in round 10 at [[Football Park|AAMI Stadium]], McLeod played his 250th AFL game, where he tallied 18 disposals while soaring for a spectacular mark in a 138-point demolition of the Bombers.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/adelaide-demolish-hapless-bombers/2006/06/03/1148956551481.html Adelaide demolish hapless Bombers]</ref>

For much of the season, however, McLeod played with a [[Bursa (anatomy)|bursa]] in his left foot. After round 16, the decision was made for him to undergo surgery to remove the bursa, an operation expected to keep him out for a few weeks.

McLeod made a relatively earlier-than-expected return to the side in round 19. However, by round 21, after a disappointing loss to [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]], his foot was heavily infected, and the club announced that he would require further surgery along with the disappointing news that he would more than likely miss the rest of the season and finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200608/s1726336.htm|publisher=ABC Sport|title=McLeod sidelined with foot infection|access-date=11 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901035011/http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200608/s1726336.htm|archive-date=1 September 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> McLeod's injury would later prove to be a huge blow to Adelaide's premiership chances.

Despite rating himself just a "two out of ten" chance to return for the finals,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=297399 |publisher=AFL.com.au |title=McLeod almost out of time |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164408/http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news |archivedate=9 May 2006 }}</ref> McLeod made a surprise return to the side in the preliminary final against the [[West Coast Eagles]]. After a promising first half, however, McLeod and the Crows were swamped by the West Coast midfield in the second half to eventually lose by ten points. McLeod only polled seven votes in the 2006 [[Brownlow Medal]] despite averaging 22 possessions and being named All-Australian. He finished 4th in Adelaide's best and fairest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afc.com.au/club/history/club-champions|publisher=Adelaide Crows|title=Top 10 Club Champions}}</ref>

=== 2007 ===
Prior to the start of the AFL 2007 season, McLeod won the Polly Farmer Medal after being the best for the Indigenous All-Stars in a 50-point loss to [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]. McLeod, the side's captain, kicked two goals to be his team's leading goalkicker.

McLeod played most of 2007 again as a half-back flanker, sweeping up loose balls and creating his trademark run out of defense with his smooth skills. McLeod, however, was well held in his final game of the season, finishing with just 12 disposals after being heavily tagged by [[Hawthorn Hawks|Hawthorn]]'s [[Richard Vandenberg]] in Adelaide's elimination final loss to the Hawks.

Nevertheless, McLeod had a fine season; his average of 23.9 disposals was his highest since finishing runner-up for the Brownlow Medal in 2001. This was duly acknowledged when he was announced as captain and a half-back flanker of the [[2007 All-Australian team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/18/2035897.htm |publisher=ABC News|title=McLeod chosen as All Australian skipper}}</ref> McLeod polled 15 votes in the [[2007 Brownlow Medal]] and won the club's Best and Fairest award.

=== 2008 ===
Four weeks after returning from a stint on the sidelines due to knee surgery, McLeod celebrated his 300-game milestone with a 63-point victory over Richmond in round 19. Andrew McLeod is just the second Aboriginal player to reach 300 games. After the season's conclusion, however, McLeod's knee flared up again, forcing him to have surgery during the off-season.

=== 2009 ===
On his return from injury, McLeod captained the Indigenous All-Stars in the 2009 pre-season.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25000790-12428,00.html | work=The Advertiser | title=McLeod to captain Indigenous All-Stars | first1=Sam | last1=Lienert | date=2 February 2009}}</ref> McLeod continued to perform consistently for the Crows, and in round 9 (fittingly, it was Indigenous Round) he played his 313th game, breaking the club games record held by former teammate and good friend [[Mark Ricciuto]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velocitysports.com.au/default.asp?PageID=975 |work=Velocity Sports |title=A moment in Crows history |date=23 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225041255/http://www.velocitysports.com.au/default.asp?PageID=975 |archivedate=25 February 2011 }}</ref>

===2010 final season and retirements===
McLeod began the 2010 season healthy and in decent form. However, in a round 11 match against Fremantle, he re-injured his troubled right knee, ultimately keeping him sidelined for a month.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/mcleod-goes-under-the-knife/story-e6frecoc-1225876703926 |publisher= Adelaide Now|title=Andrew McLeod's knee is worse than first thought }}</ref> He returned on 16 July 2010 in a round 16 match against Geelong in which Adelaide won by 11 points. This would ultimately be McLeod's last game of AFL football, as his knee continued to have problems.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/crows-stars-simon-goodwin-and-andrew-mcleod-injured-and-out-of-the-showdown/story-e6frea6u-1225896223678 |publisher= Adelaide Now|title=Crows stars Simon Goodwin and Andrew McLeod injured and out of the Showdown}}</ref>
On 23 August 2010, McLeod announced his retirement from AFL football.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4417/newsid/100967/default.aspx |publisher=Adelaide Football Club |title=Andrew McLeod retires |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825164031/http://www.afc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4417/newsid/100967/default.aspx |archivedate=25 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/marathon-man-andrew-mcleod-opts-for-retirement/story-e6frg7mf-1225909095239 |publisher=The Australian |title=Marathon man Andrew McLeod opts for retirement |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121231071708/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/marathon-man-andrew-mcleod-opts-for-retirement/story-e6frg7mf-1225909095239 |archivedate=31 December 2012 |first1=Peter |last1=Lalor |date=24 August 2010 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref> 
Andrew McLeod's retirement announcement:

{{Quote box
 | quote = "To the supporters of the Adelaide Football Club, I thank you for sharing my journey and making it a most memorable one. To all my coaches, I am eternally grateful for passing on your knowledge to make me a better player and a person, And finally to my teammates, past and present, without you guys, nothing I have achieved in footy would have been made possible if it weren’t for all of you. Thanks for making it the most amazing journey, one I can only dream of"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4417/newsid/101000/default.aspx |publisher=Adelaide Football Club |title=McLeod retirement statement |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717053926/http://www.afc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4417/newsid/101000/default.aspx |archivedate=17 July 2011 }}</ref>
}}

Following his retirement, McLeod has been compared with [[Jason Akermanis]] and [[Ben Cousins]] as three greats of the AFL who all retired in 2010.<ref name="pick1"/>

===2011===
In 2011, McLeod signed a part-time contract with the [[Northern Territory Football Club]] in the inaugural [[North East Australian Football League]] season, and played a total of eight games for the Thunder, including the finals series. McLeod was a part of the Thunder's Northern Conference and NEAFL premiership teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neafl.com.au/index.php?id=3|title=Andrew McLeod|publisher=North East Australian Football League|accessdate=25 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409045335/http://neafl.com.au/index.php?id=3|archive-date=9 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Statistics==
:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Andrew_McLeod.html Andrew McLeod's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|-
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1995 AFL season|1995]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 15 || 17 || 12 || 101 || 61 || 162 || 20 || 18 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 6.7 || 4.1 || 10.8 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1996 AFL season|1996]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 19 || 20 || 12 || 110 || 84 || 194 || 31 || 22 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 5.8 || 4.4 || 10.2 || 1.6 || 1.2 || 0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[1997 AFL season|1997]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 26 || 10 || 8 || 287 || 151 || 438 || 96 || 51 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 11.0 || 5.8 || 16.8 || 3.7 || 2.0 || 1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 19 || 30 || 20 || 232 || 101 || 333 || 67 || 42 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 12.2 || 5.3 || 17.5 || 3.5 || 2.2 || 10
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 22 || 21 || 13 || 281 || 127 || 408 || 82 || 35 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 12.8 || 5.8 || 18.5 || 3.7 || 1.6 || 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 22 || 28 || 14 || 371 || 153 || 524 || 80 || 49 || 1.3 || 0.6 || 16.9 || 7.0 || 23.8 || 3.6 || 2.2 || 20
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 23 || 29 || 27 || 408 || 160 || 568 || 71 || 63 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 17.7 || 7.0 || 24.7 || 3.1 || 2.7 || 21
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 23 || 25 || 22 || 322 || 190 || 512 || 76 || 74 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 14.0 || 8.3 || 22.3 || 3.3 || 3.2 || 16
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 24 || 29 || 14 || 327 || 172 || 499 || 45 || 65 || 1.2 || 0.6 || 13.6 || 7.2 || 20.8 || 1.9 || 2.7 || 18
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 22 || 13 || 12 || 312 || 160 || 472 || 61 || 67 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 14.2 || 7.3 || 21.5 || 2.8 || 3.0 || 2
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 25 || 13 || 13 || 301 || 155 || 456 || 73 || 51 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 12.0 || 6.2 || 18.2 || 2.9 || 2.0 || 11
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2006 AFL season|2006]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 20 || 6 || 6 || 287 || 159 || 446 || 93 || 51 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 14.4 || 8.0 || 22.3 || 4.7 || 2.6 || 7
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2007 AFL season|2007]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 23 || 6 || 5 || 373 || 177 || 550 || 81 || 40 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 16.2 || 7.7 || 23.9 || 3.5 || 1.7 || 15
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2008 AFL season|2008]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 21 || 9 || 5 || 297 || 129 || 426 || 69 || 34 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 14.1 || 6.1 || 20.3 || 3.3 || 1.6 || 4
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2009 AFL season|2009]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 24 || 10 || 10 || 310 || 212 || 522 || 76 || 60 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 12.9 || 8.8 || 21.8 || 3.2 || 1.7 || 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2010 AFL season|2010]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 23 || 12 || 9 || 3 || 121 || 93 || 214 || 36 || 30 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 10.1 || 7.8 || 17.8 || 3.0 || 2.5 || 3
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 340
! 275
! 196
! 4440
! 2284
! 6724
! 1057
! 752
! 0.8
! 0.6
! 13.1
! 6.7
! 19.8
! 3.1
! 2.2
! 142
|}

==Honours and achievements==

*'''[[AFL Premiership|AFL]]'''
**'''Team'''
***'''[[AFL Premiership]] ([[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]])''': [[1997 AFL Grand Final|1997]], [[1998 AFL Grand Final|1998]]
***'''[[McClelland Trophy]] ([[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]])''': [[2005 AFL season|2005]]
***'''[[List of Australian Football League pre-season and night series premiers#Pre-season cup winners 1988–2013|Pre-Season Cup]] ([[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]])''': [[2003 Wizard Home Loans Cup#Final|2003]]
**'''Individual'''
***'''[[Leigh Matthews Trophy|VFLPA MVP Award (Later named the Leigh Matthews Trophy)]]''': 2001
***'''[[Malcolm Blight Medal|Malcolm Blight Medal (Adelaide F.C. Best & Fairest)]]''': 1997, 2001, 2007
***'''[[Norm Smith Medal]]''': [[1997 AFL Grand Final|1997]], [[1998 AFL Grand Final|1998]]
***'''[[All-Australian team|All-Australian]]''': [[All-Australian team#1998|1998]], [[All-Australian team#2000|2000]], [[All-Australian team#2001|2001]], [[All-Australian team#2006|2006]], [[All-Australian team#2007|2007]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]])
***'''[[Australian international rules football team|Australian Representative Honours in]] [[International rules football|International Rules Football]]''': [[2001 International Rules Series|2001]], [[2002 International Rules Series|2002]], [[2005 International Rules Series|2005]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]])
***'''[[Jim Stynes Medal]]''': 2005
***'''[[Indigenous All-Stars (Australian rules football)|Indigenous All-Stars Representative Honours]]''': 2003 ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]]), 2005, 2007 ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]]), 2009 ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]])
***'''[[Indigenous All-Stars (Australian football)|Polly Farmer Medal]]: 2007
***'''[[AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match|Dream Team Representative Honours in AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match]]''': 2008 ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]])
***'''[[Michael Tuck Medal]]''': [[2003 Wizard Home Loans Cup#Final|2003]]
***'''[[Showdown Medal]]''': 2007 (Round 3)
***'''[[AFL Rising Star|AFL Rising Star Nominee]]''': 1995 (Round 20)
***'''[[List of AFL players to have played 300 games|300 Game Player]]'''
***'''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide F.C. Games Record Holder]]''': 340 Games
***'''[[Indigenous Team of the Century|Indigenous Team of the Century - Ruck Rover]]'''
*'''[[SANFL]]'''
**'''Team'''
***'''[[SANFL|SANFL Premiership]] ([[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]])''': 1994
*'''[[North East Australian Football League|NEAFL]]'''
**'''Team'''
***'''[[North East Australian Football League|NEAFL Premiership]] ([[Northern Territory Football Club|Northern Territory]])''': 2011

==Controversies==
In 2005, Andrew and former friend tennis player [[Lleyton Hewitt]] had a much publicised dispute over the use of footage shot at Aboriginal sacred sites in a DVD Hewitt was to release.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/hewitt--love-or-hate-him/2006/01/15/1137259943496.html |publisher=The Age|title=Hewitt - love him or hate him | location=Melbourne | date=16 January 2006}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{AFL Tables|ref=A/Andrew_McLeod.html}}

==Further reading==
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*{{cite book|last=Kingston|first=Geoff|title=Black Crow: The Andrew McLeod Story|publisher=Pan Macmillan.com.au|isbn=978-1-4050-3991-8|url=http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/display_title.asp?ISBN=978-1-4050-3991-8&Author=McLeod,%20Andrew%20with%20Kingston,%20Geoff|year=2010}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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