Player Watch #11: Luke "Two Dogs" McDonald - Roo til end '26

[tazaa]

Ahh yes, the '50m penalty that wasn't a 50m penalty' game.

Dont know how I walked out of the ground that day. If I got bashed or assaulted I would have sued Shannon.

 

[KillaKanga]

Is it usually announced 5 or 6pm?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Is it usually announced 5 or 6pm?

After 6.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Is it usually announced 5 or 6pm?

On ch 7 news sport then it's green light for everyone else to announce it, if it's the same as last year.

 

[boneofshin]

Teams will be put up at 6:25 AEDT.

 

[Marstermind]

R1 2007 we had four debutants including LT and Lachie. Almost beat Collingwood... that one has stuck in my mind because I occasionally crept out of the foetal position into which I was sent by Shannon Grant's poster to remind myself that our future was still bright. There have probably been others the stats gurus can recall - Marstermind ?

Not sure if this answers the question, but these are the first game of the season debutants in all AFL seasons
1990 - (1) - Mark Brayshaw
1991 - (4) - Mark Roberts, Peter Mann, Damian Murray, Justin Staritski
1992 - (2) - Kristian Bardsley, Richard Dennis
1993 - (4) - John Blakey, Brendan Bower, Greg Eppelstun, Dean Laidley
1994 - (2) - David King, Trent Nichols
1995 - (3) - Matthew Armstrong, Keenan Reynolds, Robert Scott
1996 - (1) - Peter Bell
1997 - (2) - Brett Chandler, Martin Pike
1998 - (4) - Winston Abraham, Brady Anderson, Shannon Grant, Jason McCartney
1999 - (2) - Shane Clayton, Gary Dhurrkay
2000 - (3) - Matthew Burton, David Calthorpe, Ryan Pagan
2001 - (5) - Daniel Harris, Drew Petrie, Saverio Rocca, Dylan Smith, Jess Sinclair
2002 - (3) - John Baird, Mark Porter, Ben Robbins
2003 - (3) - Leigh Brown, Jeremy Clayton, Daniel Wells
2004 - (1) - Eddie Sansbury
2005 - (3) - Lance Picioane, Daniel Pratt, Nathan Thompson
2006 - (4) - Josh Gibson, Kasey Green, Jonathan Hay, Cameron Thurley
2007 - (4) - Matt Campbell, Matt Riggio, Lachie Hansen, Lindsay Thomas
2008 - (2) - Sam Power, Scott Thompson
2009 - (1) - Jack Ziebell
2010 - (1) - Ryan Bastinac
2011 - (4) - Shaun Atley, Ben McKinley, Cam Pedersen, Cameron Richardson
2012 - (0)
2013 - (1) - Ben Jacobs

The ones in bold came from another club. So in terms of AFL debut, 2007 stands out.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

That's bloody awesome.

 

[Marstermind]

Nick Dal Santo
Last 10 players to wear No.15
Frank Goode (1961) 1 game
Peter Steward (1962-70) 126 games
Ross Price (1965) - 3 games
Phil Doherty (1972-73) 11 games
Malcolm Blight (1974-82) 178 games
Ross Smith (1985-1996) 205 games
Winston Abraham (1998-2001) 72 games
Kasey Green (2006-2007) 39 games
Ben Ross (2008-10) 14 games
Luke Delaney (2012-13) 18 games

Nick Dal Santo is North player No.978
Player 78 - Norm Dugdell (1928-29) 6 games
Player 178 - Trevor Wallace (1933-34) 13 games
Player 278 - Dick Abikhair (1941-45) 60 games
Player 378 - Fred Hill (1947) 2 games
Player 478 - Colin Crampton (1956-57) 6 games
Player 578 - Barry Gavin (1965-66) 6 games
Player 678 - Gary Gray (1976) 2 games
Player 778 - Dean McRae (1987-92) 81 games
Player 878 - Ryan Pagan (2000) 3 games

Alphabetically he comes between
Ted Cusack (1931-33) 16 games
John Dalgleish (1960-61) 9 games

Other Nicks to play for North
Nil

Last 10 North players to have played for St.Kilda
Bob Pascoe (1964-67) 53 games
Barry Pascoe (1967) 15 games
Brian Wilson (1980-81) 39 games
Jim Krakouer (1982-89) 134 games
Jon Collins (1983-85) 24 games
Grant Thomas (1984) 7 games
Mark Arceri (1984-90) 70 games
Kristian Bardsley (1992-93) 5 games
Matthew Capuano (1994-2000) 82 games
Joe McLaren (2001) 12 games

Luke McDonald
Last 10 players to wear No.21
Lionel Jacob (1969) 2 games
John Perry (1970-74) 57 games
John Byrne (1975-82) 98 games
Tony Furey (1983-85) 41 games
Tim McGrath (1991) 4 games
Martin Christensen (1992) 2 games
Brad Plain (1996) 1 game
Evan Hewitt (1997-2000) 33 games
Corey Jones (2001-10) 157 games
Cameron Richardson (2011) 8 games

Luke McDonald is North player No.979
Player 79 - Artie Malberg (1928) 3 games
Player 179 - Jim Bolwell (1933) 1 game
Player 279 - Bill Dunn (1941) 3 games
Player 379 - Harold Winberg (1947) 7 games
Player 479 - Keith Wilson (1956) 2 games
Player 579 - Dave Rogers (1965-68) 9 games
Player 679 - Peter Keenan (1976-78) 51 games
Player 779 - Shaun Smith (1987-92) 47 games
Player 879 - Leigh Colbert (2000-05) 104 games

Alphabetically he comes between
Donald McDonald (1982-92) 155 games
Bill McDowell (1927-28) 11 games

Other Lukes to play for North
Luke Delaney (2011-13) 26 games

 

[Augustine]

How can there possibly be no other Nick and only one other Luke to play for us?

 

[King Corey]

#21 looks a bit of a graveyard number. Only CJ and John Byrne appear to have achieved anything in it.

 

[KillaKanga]

#21 looks a bit of a graveyard number. Only CJ and John Byrne appear to have achieved anything in it.

Good he'll make it his own!!!!!!

Less than 12 hours people!!!!!!! Battlestations ready!!!!!! Essendon are going to be #ROOted tonight and not in the good way!

 

[Tas]

2006 - (4) - Josh Gibson, Kasey Green, Jonathan Hay, Cameron Thurley

What a train wreck...

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

What a train wreck...

You missed Gibson.....

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Courtesy of Twitter. I so want to win so this can be reenacted.

 

[Tas]

You missed Gibson.....

No, I didn't. Should have left him to rot at Box Hill.

 

[Ahern2Boof]

Courtesy of Twitter. I so want to win so this can be reenacted.

Imagine that celebration after banging home a goal from 50.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

what number does he wear lads? Will keep an eye out

 

[Ahern2Boof]

what number does he wear lads? Will keep an eye out

21, he'll be the one dominating.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

21, he'll be the one dominating.

from the sub bench?

Nah cheers, looking forward to seeing him play

 

[Ahern2Boof]

from the sub bench?

Nah cheers, looking forward to seeing him play

Who are your debutants? I know Zerrett, never heard of Ambrose or Gleeson, what type of players are they? Thought Thurlow was getting a gig?

 

[Shermanator]

What a train wreck...

I was going to say the exact same thing Tas! an absolute disaster

 

[Shermanator]

Imagine that celebration after banging home a goal from 50.

Whose the bloke in the hoodie sitting on the couch pissing himself silly?

 

[Ahern2Boof]

Whose the bloke in the hoodie sitting on the couch pissing himself silly?

Dumont?

 

[NiceCunnington]

Garner.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Who are your debutants? I know Zerrett, never heard of Ambrose or Gleeson, what type of players are they? Thought Thurlow was getting a gig?

Ambrose was a bit speculative for mine. He came from the Essendon seconds. Kind of a Crameri clone - that 3rd tall kind of player. Has impressed over the preseason. Don't expect a great deal, but our forward line needs the structure and he'll help create space for Daniher and Ryder.

Gleeson was a draftee from 2012, pick 53. Fair to say he has impressed the s**t out of me. He is very lightly built, but as silky as any player I've seen come through the club in the last decade. He has excellent skills and that evasive in traffic ability to find space. He wears 35, keep an eye out for him. I personally think he is the most promising young prospect at our club. Classy as anything