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

[jess_1804]

LMac coming up on the Rush Hour with JB and Billy

 

[KillaKanga]

LMac coming up on the Rush Hour with JB and Billy

Running transcript please

 

[Phillyroo]

Running transcript please

http://m.nmfc.com.au/news/2015-05-21/nmfc-audio-latest.mobileapp

 

[shintemaster]

Running transcript please

Billy: "Verbal diarrhoea, crap joke"
JB: "Tasmania"
Billy: "Something, something frothy; more bullshit talk"
JB: "Tasmania"
Luke: "North FTW"

 

[The Nostradamus]

Fave part of Friday night. Almost up there with the LMac dancing after being drafted gif.

Love his passion for the club.

Would be a dream come true to play for the team you barracked for as a kid and has always surprised me how more players don't factor that in when changing clubs.

Would be good to get more players who supported north as a kid into the club(hannebery, josh kelly, Brandon Ellis etc)

 

[roos_fanatic08]

needs to go back to the VFL, love his intensity but his decision making belongs in the under 12's. the bomb it long at every occasion is not good enough and is really costing us.

 

[Benno_900]

That passion though.

Undroppable.

 

[kangaspurs]

That passion though.

Undroppable.

Nowhere near it, he shouldn't play next week.

 

[Harris 10]

Nowhere near it, he shouldn't play next week.

I agree, just not sure who we bring back.

Atley should go back and maybe Turner comes back in.

 

[Egga]

Has been horrible the last two weeks. Skills have been below AFL level. He needs to clean up his act or go back to VFL.

 

[Spitta09]

Why do our young players show something for a year and stagnate? I know Mcdonald is still young but gee he looked better last year

 

[amaz199]

Why do our young players show something for a year and stagnate? I know Mcdonald is still young but gee he looked better last year

List changes, injuries to key players, bad coaching, bad drafting, mediocre game plans... etc.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Looks sore.

Is he playing injured?

 

[Harris 10]

Looks sore.

Is he playing injured?

I wondered that myself.

As laughable as it is that I'm saying this, I think Mckenzie would be a better option at the moment.

 

[shinboner spiggs]

His kicking is just a nightmare. He's not playing good football at all tbh, what he needs is a good 4 weeks in the twos where he can apply his leadership, and gain some confidence into his football. Needs to dominate a couple of games of footy to get back on track. Just a slight blip atm but it happens to everyone.

 

[Harris 10]

Let's be honest his decision making and kicking has been an issue since his very first kick in Nth Melbourne colours.

He has the ability because we saw it at junior level and at VFL level but at the moment he needs to go back for his own good and the good of the team.

 

[muttley45]

Golden opportunity to snag his 1st goal tonight, nek minnit, failed to score, back to Werribee for a spell Luke, you will be back

 

[archereleven]

Looks shot for mine.

Needs a break in the vfl

 

[The Maestro]

Send him to the VFL to find form before he is devoid of all confidence and becomes a mediocre player like Atley, Black, MacMillan, Bastinac.

seriously think our inability to drop the above 4 mentioned players when they needed to find form has stagnated their development somewhat. Please don't let this be Luke!

 

[Twinkletoes]

Golden opportunity to snag his 1st goal tonight, nek minnit, failed to score

I'm sure I wasn't the only viewer calling significant others into the room to see his first goal about to be kicked.

Disappointing.

 

[scottywiper]

He was horrendous. Second year blues.

 

[archereleven]

His lack of pace is worrisome

 

[tazaa]

He looks a yard or two off it. He isnt 100%.
He was rested for 2 games but IMO needs some VFL footy.

 

[Boristown]

Send him to the VFL to find form before he is devoid of all confidence and becomes a mediocre player like Atley, Black, MacMillan, Bastinac.

seriously think our inability to drop the above 4 mentioned players when they needed to find form has stagnated their development somewhat. Please don't let this be Luke!

Agree. Not sure why our youngsters are immune from being dropped.

Jackson Macrae is running around in the twos at the moment, FFS.

 

[dus]

His lack of pace is worrisome

Exactly. I'm more worried about his pace than his kicking, and his kicking has been horrendous. Looks to slow. Has been very disappointing.