Mature age Essendon recruit Anthony McDonald – Tipungwuti (pictured)  has won himself plenty of fans for his “hard at the ball” approach to footy at the highest level.

The 23 year old Tiwi Islander, who was on the Bombers VFL list for three years only got his chance after the banning of a number of first choice players for the season.

Since beginning his career though, hes impressed footy brains across the country with his pace and old school attack on both the ball and the opposition.