Player Watch #11: Luke "Two Dogs" McDonald (Part II) - Steps down from Co-Captaincy for 2025

[leighlee13]

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

Can someone explain what BFNAAK means?

Barracked for North as a kid

 

[ferball]

Can someone explain what BFNAAK means?

Brilliant footy, not as awesome as Kingy?

 

[Hopper10]

Big Footy Nutjobs Analysing All-things Knowingly

 

[Kangaroos techno]

He played as a +1 loose defender for that entire season.

Basically the easiest role in footy possible.

Ziebell took that role in the subsequent years.

He's gone to water because he's now responsible for a forward and he's got some of the worst positioning for any defender in the AFL.

The amount of times he gets caught 4-5m off his opponent is absolutely mental. The amount of times a game you can see him mentally switching off and let's his opponent just stroll 4,5,6 meters away is unforgivable. He absolutely does not have the footspeed to bridge these gaps, and AWLAYS gets beaten on the lead trailing in that same 3-4 meters.

He plays as a half back like he played in the midfield for most of his formative years, which he did. Zero accountability.

You can see, his entire mentality is getting possessions and getting kicks.

His entire game suffers because his first thought isn't where his opponent is, it's what bit of space I can get my next kick in....

We've all said it (Dal Santo has also said it on radio taking the piss out of him), but he genuinely believes he's the best and most damaging user at the club, his first option with the ball is (how can I get my left side because I think I can roost it 80m), if he can't get his left side, he thinks he's Dustin Martin and tries to barge through the tackler. Very rarely is his first option ever a handball.


Seriously one of the lowest footy IQ's to ever pull on the jumper.

He's got natural talent for sure, but just incredibly dumb (and frankly, u/9's style selfish) in all of his decision making.

The sad thing is once upon a time he had great core strength and was hard to take down. Back in the blanketing Sloane days. He had a little stint in the midfield and he was throwing off tackles like LDU.

I think it's a combination of trying to increase is endurance, shedding some weight and also sniffing his own farts. Because now he'd get caught HTB by an U12's player...maybe even Spicer could knock him over.

 

[zoomba23]

All manner of low brow jokes you could make with this one

 

[Lomas]

Right, couple of weeks a go some dicks tried to give me s**t cause I watch on TV (although same dicks then analysed the Tassie game they watched on tv). And many a time I really do think I'm watching a different game to some of you. Eg, Apparently when you're at the ground you see Goldy take twice as many marks as he actually did, or if you're sitting on level 1 you think Corr, Sheezal, Bergman and Logue are all Luke McDonald.

So, since work is a wee bit slow I watched the replay and noted every time Lmac was involved. Here's the list.


Very first bounce Logue was on CW and if you watch the replay you can see Lmac playing front position and when West and CW change leading lanes Logue gets Lmac to go with CW while he stays back on West.

Out let mark in the pocket. Hits up TT with 40mtr kick. TT then turns it over.

Quick kick under pressure from pocket to a contest. Ball brought to ground and we end up with inside 50 (which results with a Stevo handball turnover)

After our second goal, Logue lined lined up on CW for the center bounce.

Hand ball from Sheils is to far in front of LMac and he fumbles.

Chase out of F50 that causes turnover. He gets the hand ball receive and instead of handballing on his right he trys a dinky right foot kick that goes nowhere.

Stevo s**t kick results in turnover just outside our D50. Quick entry and LMac tracks back to put enough pressure on CW so he misses the shot.

LMac tackle after stoppage and wins HTB, he switches play with a good kick to Corr. Ball ends up being switched back but Logues kick causes a turnover and quick entry for CW second point.

Intercept mark. Kicks back to Logue.

Another Stevo turnover results in another I50 for Dogs, Lmac and Logue fail to spoil JUH.

Tackles Bont on wing but Bont gets handball away.

Dermie mentions Logue is matching up on CW.


2nd qtr

Outlet mark in pocket. Hits up JZ on the 45.

Gather in pack and quick 30 mtr kick to find touch and a throw in.

Wins a one on one and brings ball to ground for JZ to clear.

Quick hand ball in traffic to Jye who was under pressure. Turnover.


3rd qtr

Gathers contested ground ball on wing and takes it over the line for throw in.

Gathers contested ground ball while manning Bont deep in defence and creates ball up

Gathers tap from that ball up but tackled straight away for another ball up. Again while manning Bont.

Gets a hot hand ball after tap win but again tackled straight away. Again while manning Bont.

Goldy then wins the next clearance and we take it down the other end to score a goal. So three contests against Bont (the best player on the ground), 15 meters from their goal and he wins each one, allowing us to then score a goal.

Fails to track CW all the way back and then on the lead allowing CW mark and goal. (Again inside 50 came about because of Stevo turn over)

Spoils CW.

Out let mark on D50. Hits up short pass on 45.


Qtr 4

Sheezel lines up on CW for first bounce.

After CW first goal of this qtr Bergman lines up on CW for the bounce.

Pressures Bont and McRae at fall of ball to ensure shot on goal is a point.

Mark on 50 from JZ kick out. Kicks long down the line to pack. Marked by dogs.

Intercept Mark when deep in defense when playing on CW. Kicks sideways to Sheils who get 50 and we take it up the other end for a goal.

Simpkin misses a kick to Lmac in defense. Contested ball and Lmac gets handball receive and kicks long to Larkey who drops the mark. Turnover. Ball comes back in long and deep and LMac backs into pack to ensure no mark is taken.

Spoils CW and feeds out hand ball to Bmac. Scramble contest occurs, he gets handball receive and gives to TT and we clear D50.

Out marked by CW.

So, not that bad of a game. Started 2 goal scoring chains with his defense efforts. Didn't to too much great stuff but plenty of good stuff and not much s**t stuff. But hey, we see what we want to see. I reckon LMac was off the ground for at least 3 of CW’s goals, if not 4.

I'm sure blackshadow will post some funny gift cause once again I've shown he has no clue, but anyone else want to have some robust conversation about Lmacs game I'm happy to listen. Show me where he really f'ed up and deserves to be dropped.

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I really hope you sent them this as a discussion point.

 

[amaz199]

Ok, I understand he hasn't been in the greatest of form but golly this thread is a horrible read.

I would not want the bloke to read the last few pages.

 

[DocSholl]

needs to study maynard tapes and be that role for us, maynard blankets dangerous forwards but also has an impact the other way

If he just needs to study tapes then I reckon we should get him studying tapes of GAJ

 

[The Nostradamus]

If he just needs to study tapes then I reckon we should get him studying tapes of GAJ

You probably want to study tapes of players whose role you will play and whilst doing that studying the roles of the forwards you play against

No point studying tapes of mids for him

 

[Psicosis]

 

[Carey4life]

if he can't get his left side, he thinks he's Dustin Martin and tries to barge through the tackler. Very rarely is his first option ever a handball.

I feel like this was coached when he went into defense. In tight pressure, he started doing the rugby charge into the tackle with no attempt to evade so as to get a stoppage without a holding the ball decision. The tell is that he is rarely making any realistic attempt to evade, like a fend off or side step*.

Sometimes it's a smart decision, although overtime this has become basically all luke does in the contest, so he often burns teammates ...

*This is one of my least favourite AFL rules. Rugby charge straight at a tackler with no reasonable attempt to keep the ball alive or evade, it's all okay. Try to side step or fend off to make space for a hand ball - that's prior opportunity. Because that makes sense Gil...

 

[RossHenshaw]

Dumb & Dumber

 

[RossHenshaw]

Ok, I understand he hasn't been in the greatest of form but golly this thread is a horrible read.

I would not want the bloke to read the last few pages.

 

[tazaa]

Anyways, this campaigner won’t be dropped and definitely not by Ratten. He is undroppable.

 

[DuckYeah]

How the **** has this campaigner kept his spot? Starting 18. Ptouu ya bastard! Bulllll shiiiiiit

 

[justroyal]

ughh - do something

 

[Mav]

oh look, LMac still out best lock down defender.

 

[Lomas]

oh look, LMac still out best lock down defender.

And with dusk upon us, the fisherman casts his line into familiar waters

 

[DocSholl]

oh look, LMac still out best lock down defender.

Looking forward to reading about all the players he doesn't match up on

 

[Reagan Smash]

 

[bennymate]

Our string of good play always goes to shit when we get it to him, absolute momentum killer.

 

[Kanga1996]

The modern game isn't suited to his game style.. getting game on heart not talent.

 

[bennymate]

 

[DuckYeah]

The modern game isn't suited to his game style.. getting game on heart not talent.

Who has heart? I didn’t see one moment of heart the entire game?