Career
Although Donnelly, a half forward, was drafted by Sydney in the 1992 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft he remained at WAFL club Subiaco in 1993. He however made the move to Sydney in 1994 but only played in their reserves and returned to Subiaco in 1995. After winning Subiaco"s 1995 "Best and Fairest" award, Donnelly was signed up West Coast through the pre-season draft.
Donnelly was a solid contributor to West Coast in their run to the second week of finals in 1996, playing 20 games.
He had 118 marks, the second most by a West Coast player and kicked 28 goals, the third most. He struggled with various injuries during the rest of his time with the Eagles and retired in 2001, after another season playing for Subiaco.
