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

[Gasometer]

I know, I'm beautiful...

...yeh nah...horrifying....

 

[Engimal]

...yeh nah...horrifying....

For some context :

 

[MaddAdam]

Three incidents stand out for mine.

The gutsy spoil early on.

The stuff kick to Chappy

Him beating Chappy one on one.

Tell me which of these you'd to be the aberration in his game.

 

[SMaturin]

Why this obsession with kids learning their trade in the back line? Kids a midfielder, why not put him in there?

 

[Donkey Chop]

Why this obsession with kids learning their trade in the back line? Kids a midfielder, why not put him in there?

He's played a lot of footy in the backline. I sort of agree though because he is a better midfielder then defender

 

[travelli]

For some context :

That is very full on. I can see you wearing that s**t shirt now!

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Will be a gun. No doubt in the world.

 

[Bluish]

This comes across much more vividly watching him live rather than on TV - the kid has got some c*** about him. There was an arrogance and confidence about his onfield demeanour that you just wouldn't expect from a teenager on debut. Moreso than anything about his kicking, this is what gets me exctied - because a bit of mongrel is something that is so sorely lacking in the rest of the team.

 

[hilly]

Should play on the wing.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Looks like a kid in a candy store with his dads gold Amex card.

Needs to be pushed further up the field.

 

[Carnthe]

I think he's been pretty good. Pretty, pretty good.

 

[Ghostwriter]

Thought he struggled early on, half back is the simplest position on the ground, he either pushes up to the midfield or gets over run by the next crop.
High draft pick, lots of hype, nothing special, but then some of the best judges had Ziebell down for multiple Brownlow's early on, keep a lid on it fellas.

 

[Carnthe]

Thought he struggled early on, half back is the simplest position on the ground, he either pushes up to the midfield or gets over run by the next crop.
High draft pick, lots of hype, nothing special, but then some of the best judges had Ziebell down for multiple Brownlow's early on, keep a lid on it fellas.

Sage advice to keep a lid on it coz everyone's s**t smells like poo...

 

[Mr. Blonde]

Thought he struggled early on, half back is the simplest position on the ground, he either pushes up to the midfield or gets over run by the next crop.
High draft pick, lots of hype, nothing special, but then some of the best judges had Ziebell down for multiple Brownlow's early on, keep a lid on it fellas.

What?? This post is odd.

 

[Ghostwriter]

What?? This post is odd.

What's odd about it cheif?

 

[The Nostradamus]

Liked his game also, still backing him to win the rising star award

 

[Heaps of fun]

He's been around the club so long that I think it's easy to take for granted that he has slotted into our starting 21 in his first year. Looks like he'll be removing himself from the bottom 6 of the playing team sooner than later too.

 

[Pykie]

Looks like a kid in a candy store with his dads gold Amex card.

Needs to be pushed further up the field.

This.

I think every possession he's had up the field has looked extremely dangerous.

 

[Mr. Blonde]

What?? This post is odd.

He was very solid today and showed fantastic composure for a 2nd gamer. Reading your post it appears you have almost written him off already.

And half back being the simplest position to play? Do you honestly think any position at AFL level is "simple"?

 

[Happy Hour]

Was much better this week. Looked a lot more composed.

 

[muttley45]

What a lovely bone crunching tackle by luke, poor doggie looked like he was hit by a mac truck, and had to be assisted off the ground, dont know if he made it back on

 

[Harris 10]

Chance for a NAB nom this week.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

One ordinary game and he's dropped, he'll never have a ordinary one after...

Gotta creepy man crush on this one. Thinking of introducing a weird grey patch to the side of my head.

 

[hilly]

He was very solid today and showed fantastic composure for a 2nd gamer. Reading your post it appears you have almost written him off already.

And half back being the simplest position to play? Do you honestly think any position at AFL level is "simple"?

I wouldn't waste time on Josef.

 

[Kenny Kangaroo]

I'm happy that he is a handy contributor after 2 games. He will be a player and damn good one. Classy but raw.

I was at the game and the sound of his kick travels a long way. Music to my ears.


Pump 50 games into him ASAP