Beau McCreery (born 19 April 2001) is an

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL).

State football

McCreery began playing football at under-8 level with

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club

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, where he played for 10 years before being invited to try out for

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(SANFL) club South Adelaide. He played for South Australia's junior side in the Torrens University Cup, being nominated for the

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(MVP) award in round 1, after kicking seven goals and laying 11

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in their victory over

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. He debuted for South Adelaide's senior side against

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in June 2020. He kicked two goals on debut, including the match-winner. Later in the season, he performed consistently, kicking goals in all of the games in his first season apart from three.

AFL career

McCreery was drafted by Collingwood with their last pick of the 2020 national draft, which was the 44th pick overall. He made his official debut against

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in the third round of the

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as a medical sub. After not taking part in the game, he took part for the first time the following week, against

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, scoring a goal in the opening minutes of the match with his first kick. He also applied pressure, laying eight

, with seven of them inside-50.

Personal life

McCreery worked as a

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while still at school. After finishing school, he worked as a carpenter full time while playing for South Adelaide. He grew up a

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fan. He attended school at Cardijn College in Noarlunga Downs.

Statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCreery, Beau Living people 2001 births Collingwood Football Club players South Adelaide Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia VFL/AFL premiership players People educated at Cardijn College 21st-century Australian sportsmen