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

[SMaturin]

Finey grouped him with Gibson as players we don't want to have the ball. Basically said he was a hack.

I like Finey, but he's way off on this one.

Heard that too. Lost a bit of cred.

 

[Hojuman]

Captain. Sorry Jack. You can ply your trade in the fwd. line. Hack kicks & smothers get us nowhere.

 

[czero]

I'd like to apologise Luke - due to the coaches choice to not play any more of our young defenders you have been forced to stop your dreams of being a midfielder.

SORRY MATE - off to the back-line with you. We need more inside midfielders and tall forwards. We are trying this new radical trick, as the competition goes small and fast, we are going to go back to the 70s and 80s, where a man was a man, and a forward pocket was a forward pocket.

Your dreams can't stand in the way of progre... erm, regress!

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

That play where he handballed and ran to receive at least twice was the play of the night.

 

[Marstermind]

The only established player (50+ games) who is clearly a better player this year than last. Very happy with LMac.

 

[Heaps of fun]

The only established player (50+ games) who is clearly a better player this year than last. Very happy with LMac.

Good call. I think Tarrant has gone up a bit again this year though. Lack of growth from the senior players overall has been disappointing.

 

[Gasometer]

Good call. I think Tarrant has gone up a bit again this year though. Lack of growth from the senior players overall has been disappointing.

So true.

We are a top 4 on paper if they all play at capacity.

None do.

20/27.

 

[the big lebowski]

It's been a largely positive year from Luke

2 things he needs to work on, 1 more important than the other.

1: fitness. I hope he realises how important he is to the club he loves. If he does he will make a concerted effort to improve his fitness levels over the pre season. As it stands it's not good enough, esp if he wants to be a mid (and let's be honest we need him too)

2: sometimes you don't need to do the most attacking thing you can think of Luke. Sometimes it's ok to be conservative

 

[ripperpart]

Always defended Luke and at the end of last year I started to believe that he was just going to be a underage gun who turned into an avarage afl player.
He tries his guts out and with the added strength thats building he is now really looking like a potential A grader.
You would go to battle with this kid.

 

[shintemaster]

Will be interesting to see what they do with Luke over the next pre season. He's growing into his body more and more, with midfield time I feel like there may come a point where we make a decision between retaining an extra 2-3kgs of muscle and playing him as a mid / utility or dropping that weight and playing him more as a genuine mid option full time. I guess it will depend a lot on what other players we bring in.

 

[blackshadow]

I'm guessing Luke will be playing a big part in the middle this week with Ben10 out.

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[Psicosis]

Lukes best game for the club as he was allowed to play a more natural position.

Real shining light.

 

[brettman135]

Really looking forward to him continuing to improve his tank, has looked so much more comfortable up the ground.

 

[Aberration]

31 touches and over 700 meters gained.

Well on the way to developing into an elite player. Never want to see him near the backline again

 

[breeno]

Lukes best game for the club as he was allowed to play a more natural position.

Real shining light.

Yep, enough of this natural midfielder apprenticeship in defence business. The 'apprenticeship', if it was ever needed in the first place, is over. Luke is a midfielder now and has shown more this year - even when he was just rotating through there - than all of our starting mids bar Cunnington.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Back to the form he showed against Adelaide....seriously good game.

The issue still is is that the really good games are still too far apart.

His left peg going inside forward 50 is a serious weapon, he gets the pill inside 50 from the defensive side of the wing.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Plays natural position.

Flourishes.

 

[Maddocks44]

Plays natural position.

Flourishes.

Yep, not hard to understand is it?


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[ansonholt]

31 touches and over 700 meters gained.

Well on the way to developing into an elite player. Never want to see him near the backline again

Should be the first or second midfielder picked, along with Cunners.

 

[Donkey Chop]

Can play midfield

Should only play midfield

Calling it now, will be our best player by the end of the year.

 

[FastLife]

Next Captain of the Football Club

 

[scottywiper]

Played like a leader.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Yep, not hard to understand is it?


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Probably needs another 3-4 years in defence to improve his defensive side.

 

[Horizons_00]

Can play midfield

Should only play midfield

Calling it now, will be our best player by the end of the year.

Quick play him defence

/tanking

 

[Gasometer]

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