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

[Tectonic]

Not a shot at you Tectonic but I reckon I've seen this exact post about fourteen times over the last eight years. It's reaching "Wellsy's-training-the-house-down", "Alan-Obst-piano-training", "Stick-a-fork-in-Tazza" levels

Sorry I'm just stoked to see the guys still putting the work in during iso.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Great to see Luke and Taylor Garner today doing sprints and laps at Arden St. The world may have slowed down but the work never stops.

Believe the players had to do a timed 2km time trial today according to jasper on insta

 

[Tectonic]

Believe the players had to do a timed 2km time trial today according to jasper on insta

I can't imagine how difficult it would be maintaining squad fitness at a time like this

 

[shinboner magic]

Great to see Luke and Taylor Garner today doing sprints and laps at Arden St. The world may have slowed down but the work never stops.

I guess all the pubs are closed , so nothing else to do

 

[ozzyoslo]

SEN radio reported that our players are doing loads of running during the lockdown.

 

[Uber Roo]

Stiff to miss out or fair enough?


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[Snake_Baker]

SEN

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

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He might push out Gardiner, Impey or Acres. But bloody hell. He was a top 10 pick. We don’t get many.

 

[The Nostradamus]

In for impey or Langdon
And Dumont in for acres

 

[Nutjob]

In for impey or Langdon
And Dumont in for acres

Impey is miles ahead of McDonald.

Dumont should be in front of Impey, Langdon, Acres and Hewitt.


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[The Nostradamus]

Impey is miles ahead of McDonald.

Dumont should be in front of Impey, Langdon, Acres and Hewitt.


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Gonna have to strongly disagree there

impey is not that good. There’s no way I’d have him ahead of lmac

 

[ferball]

He's shitloads better than Zac Jones.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

That’s the Blake Acres that plays for Freo, yeah?

Dolts.

 

[Dan]

He's shitloads better than Zac Jones.

Nope.

 

[north_lad]

That’s the Blake Acres that plays for Freo, yeah?

Dolts.

I think it's team that took them originally (Impey started at Port, for instance.)

 

[ferball]

ln that game we played this year Jones' weakness in contests cost them the game.

 

[remfan101]

He's shitloads better than Zac Jones.

LMac and Jones are borderline the same player, only Jones plays midfield so gets more of the ball (and more opportunities to butcher it). Both are good enough to be premiership players as the 20-22 best player ala Kamdyn McIntosh but neither are going to suddenly become superstars.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

ln that game we played this year Jones' weakness in contests cost them the game.

His disposal is a problem. He'd be a gun otherwise. I rate him above Luke.

 

[King Corey]

Does Sheed ever play off a HBF?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Does Sheed ever play off a HBF?

Yeah.

Didn’t you see him kick the goal from 120m away in the ‘18 GF to win the game?

 

[giantroo]

“Speak to someone - don’t just bottle it up all inside, because you’re never going to get anywhere if you do that. That’s something that I’ve definitely learnt .”

North Melbourne defender Luke McDonald speaks to True North about the importance of maintaining good mental health, and the negative effects social media had on him.

“I actually took six months off social media towards the back end of last year and this year, because I probably wasn’t going too well in my footy,” McDonald revealed.


“A lot of people, I suppose, just writing stuff [on social media] and I was spending way too much time on social media as it was, so I was like ‘stuff it, I’m just going to get off it’ and within two weeks I didn’t even realise that I had it. You know it was actually really refreshing.

“It’s a real trap for young people, in particular footballers; people can say stuff on there that they’d never say to your face.

“[It’s a] big challenge for young people, because you’ve got to realise what matters and whose opinions actually matter.”

McDonald said learning to speak about emotions is the most powerful tool anyone can hold.

“When you are battling a bit with form and even mentally like struggling a bit for motivation, don’t just try and do it all yourself, go out and speak to people,” he said.

“Even the club psych [psychologist] or players or leaders or coaches ... speak to someone, don’t just bottle it up all inside, because you’re never going to get anywhere if you do that."

McDonald finds new voice

Speak to someone - don’t just bottle it up all inside.

www.nmfc.com.au

 

[tazaa]

“Speak to someone - don’t just bottle it up all inside, because you’re never going to get anywhere if you do that. That’s something that I’ve definitely learnt .”

North Melbourne defender Luke McDonald speaks to True North about the importance of maintaining good mental health, and the negative effects social media had on him.

“I actually took six months off social media towards the back end of last year and this year, because I probably wasn’t going too well in my footy,” McDonald revealed.


“A lot of people, I suppose, just writing stuff [on social media] and I was spending way too much time on social media as it was, so I was like ‘stuff it, I’m just going to get off it’ and within two weeks I didn’t even realise that I had it. You know it was actually really refreshing.

“It’s a real trap for young people, in particular footballers; people can say stuff on there that they’d never say to your face.

“[It’s a] big challenge for young people, because you’ve got to realise what matters and whose opinions actually matter.”

McDonald said learning to speak about emotions is the most powerful tool anyone can hold.

“When you are battling a bit with form and even mentally like struggling a bit for motivation, don’t just try and do it all yourself, go out and speak to people,” he said.

“Even the club psych [psychologist] or players or leaders or coaches ... speak to someone, don’t just bottle it up all inside, because you’re never going to get anywhere if you do that."

McDonald finds new voice

Speak to someone - don’t just bottle it up all inside.

www.nmfc.com.au

He mentions social media but I doubt this place is as bad as facebook is.
The s**t on there makes the stuff on here seem positive in comparison. Just real vitriol.

 

[Heaps of fun]

He mentions social media but I doubt this place is as bad as facebook is.
The s**t on there makes the stuff on here seem positive in comparison. Just real vitriol.

Good North news on here: 20-1 positive comments to negative.
Good North news on Facebook: 50-50 positive to negative comments. It's really a miserable website.

 

[tazaa]

Good North news on here: 20-1 positive comments to negative.
Good North news on Facebook: 50-50 positive to negative comments. It's really a miserable website.

I think the negativity on here gets compounded by a constant source or replies to that original negative comment exaggerating its spread.
On FB its a widespread pile in.

 

[Snake_Baker]

“Speak to someone - don’t just bottle it up all inside, because you’re never going to get anywhere if you do that. That’s something that I’ve definitely learnt .”

North Melbourne defender Luke McDonald speaks to True North about the importance of maintaining good mental health, and the negative effects social media had on him.

“I actually took six months off social media towards the back end of last year and this year, because I probably wasn’t going too well in my footy,” McDonald revealed.

“A lot of people, I suppose, just writing stuff [on social media] and I was spending way too much time on social media as it was, so I was like ‘stuff it, I’m just going to get off it’ and within two weeks I didn’t even realise that I had it. You know it was actually really refreshing.

“It’s a real trap for young people, in particular footballers; people can say stuff on there that they’d never say to your face.

“[It’s a] big challenge for young people, because you’ve got to realise what matters and whose opinions actually matter.”

McDonald said learning to speak about emotions is the most powerful tool anyone can hold.

“When you are battling a bit with form and even mentally like struggling a bit for motivation, don’t just try and do it all yourself, go out and speak to people,” he said.

“Even the club psych [psychologist] or players or leaders or coaches ... speak to someone, don’t just bottle it up all inside, because you’re never going to get anywhere if you do that."

McDonald finds new voice

Speak to someone - don’t just bottle it up all inside.

www.nmfc.com.au

I hope all the clueless s**t campaigners that post here are proud of themselves.

Stay focused Luke & the rest will take care of itself.