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

[Bend_It_Like_Brown]

Thought he was fantastic tonight. Did some great things and used the football well. Went at 94% disposal efficiency.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Has arrived.

 

[The Nostradamus]

incredibly consistent year, very good to see him have a break out year

 

[Snake_Baker]

6 intercepts and 5 rebounds under constant pressure. He scrapped hard.

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

Has improved his disposal which makes him now more than just a shut down player

Has been the real find of 2020 - you just wonder what was going in there in these past few years.

 

[Roo Beauty]

Leader.

 

[Horizons_00]

Best player on the list RN

Playing like a true leader

Just saying...

Another fantastic game from Lmac. Wore Miers like a glove in the second half

 

[Snake_Baker]

I hope folks can see how much of a damaging rebounder he will be when we get the midfield right.

 

[Devington]

Some good long kicks, and some beautiful short ones too. In some ways I liked this game more than last weeks.

Overall thought he was our best on ground. Didn't think he was excellent per se, but he was damned reliable all night.

 

[the flying ham]

Am I sticking my head above the parapet here by suggesting he could be the next captain?

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[Merlin007]

Am I sticking my head above the parapet here by suggesting he could be the next captain?

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need to play at this level for longer to get past Jy but can't be any concerns that he bleeds blue and white. What's impressed me most this season is just how much better a kick he's become. I think he grew up as a late teenager able to kick it 60, and that's all he did with it (I remember when he played for Werribee before he was drafted, he kicked one from the centre square at Princes Park). His kicking now is very educated

 

[Devington]

Am I sticking my head above the parapet here by suggesting he could be the next captain?

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Possibly the only matured player really reinventing and imposing himself on the game during a pretty dark time for us. Has clearly lifted his effort on and off the field . Bleeds royal blue and white. Was a leader as a kid, however don't think he was ever in the leadership group here. Overall some pretty big ticks that he has some good qualities for a leader. At the end of the day though you don't need everyone to be a leader, and it's no slight on silver if he isn't.

Simpkin gunning really hard for it anyway, and tbh I think he has it in the bag to graduate to captaincy in 1 or 2 more years.

 

[Bend_It_Like_Brown]

Outstanding again. Has become our most reliable kick. Kudos to him. Really has been a shining light this season.

 

[Conundrum]

with simpkin dropping off lately, its between him and goldy for the Syd Barker, and lmac seems to be going from strength to strength, well done to him for turning around what was looking to be an average career

 

[amaz199]

The biggest improvement this year. Calling it now.

Called it.

 

[amaz199]

Excellent again. His kicking is ultra-reliable, he gets to the right spots, defends well, supports his teammates...

Completely transformed into a gun player. Next captain?

 

[Friday Night Lights]

Touch of the Kade Simpsons about his game recently... which is a compliment in case that’s not clear.

 

[Billy Not Really]

What a turn around. How did his kicks become so accurate all of a sudden? Used to be shocking.

 

[amaz199]

What a turn around. How did his kicks become so accurate all of a sudden? Used to be shocking.

Confidence.

 

[Devington]

Confidence.

He's fit and leeeeeean too, so being a bit less under fatigue is probably giving him a helping hand as well. Not noticing him gulping in as many big breaths with his tongue hanging out as he used to, though hard to spot with that glorious beard.

 

[amaz199]

He's fit and leeeeeean too, so being a bit less under fatigue is probably giving him a helping hand as well. Not noticing him gulping in as many big breaths with his tongue hanging out as he used to, though hard to spot with that glorious beard.

Yep looks to be fitter than previous years.

I reckon the tagging role was an indication of his fitness improvement.

 

[hellas_johnny]

Surely been training w someone else to get his kicking better wouldn't learn that at our club

 

[Roo Beauty]

Has gone from one of the least reliable kicks on the list to one of the safest bets. Absolutely flying and full of confidence is LMac.

 

[Colbys Boots]

Lot of niggling injury problems especially with his feet and legs has meant that this is the first time in his career that he's actually been truly fit to AFL standard. Obviously impacts his kicking too.

 

[speedy]

They got to give him 2 or 3 games in the midfield (not tagging) just to see what he can do.