Biography
Playing in New South Wales with Pennant Hills AFC and the NSW/ACT Rams, in 2001 he was the joint winner of the McLean Medal for best player at the National AFL Under 16 Championships. He was chosen as the overall No. 5 pick in the 2002 AFL Draft. He has won 1 premiership of 2012.
Recruited by the Sydney Swans McVeigh made his AFL debut, wearing guernsey number 3, in Round 1 of the 2004 season against the Brisbane Lions at The Gabba.
Earning the Swans Most Improved Award from the 2007 season, McVeigh established himself from a tagger to an goal-kicking midfielder. In round 18, 2008 against the Western Bulldogs, he kicked a career-high 6 goals.
At the end of the 2008 season, McVeigh won his first Bob Skilton Medal, as the Swans Best and Fairest posting 578 votes, 10 points in front of runner-up, Brett Kirk, polling the maxiumum 50 votes in the round 18 clash against the Western Bulldogs.
In 2009, McVeigh had a somewhat disappointing year, not quite being able to break the increased tags sent to him after his outstanding 2008 season.
In 2010, McVeigh finished 4th in the Bob Skilton Medal, indicating his season was a great improvement on his previous year. He was also selected on the International Rules squad for the tour to Ireland in October.
In 2011, McVeigh was appointed co-captain of the Sydney Swans alongside Adam Goodes. The tragic death of his newborn daughter, Luella, marred his season. The Swans managed to pull off a remarkable victory over Geelong at Skilled Stadium (the first time a visiting side had won at that location in approximately 4 years) and dedicated the win to the McVeigh family and Luella. Despite such a tragedy, McVeigh still managed to finish 10th in the 2011 Skilton Medal.
In 2012, McVeigh captained the Sydney Swans to the 2012 premiership. His strong year was rewarded with a 5th place finish in the 2012 Bob Skilton Medal.
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