Player Watch #11: Luke "Two Dogs" McDonald (Part II) - Roo til end '26 - 2023/24 co captain w/ Jy

[ferball]

To be fair, he did completely shut Larkey out of the game.

True, but part of that was Larkey's poor game. Could have had three goals (his ave last year) but his own errors cost him.

Multiple times in the first half McDonald did good defender stuff that stopped Freo too, including a chase where he genuinely looked bloody fast.

 

[Garibaldi82]

Interesting analysis of Lmacs game

Perhaps the critics could enlighten the board on Jy and Larks performance

Why is this relevant?

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

True, but part of that was Larkey's poor game. Could have had three goals (his ave last year) but his own errors cost him.

Multiple times in the first half McDonald did good defender stuff that stopped Freo too, including a chase where he genuinely looked bloody fast.

Is that enough to hang your hat on as a captain?

 

[ferball]

Is that enough to hang your hat on as a captain?

I'd have to watch his game again.

 

[hellas_johnny]

Didn't think he did much wring yesterday especially compared to his usual last year. Only one helicopter into the f50 and was Unlucky with the 50m penalty but there were worse players

 

[ferball]

Didn't think he did much wring yesterday especially compared to his usual last year. Only one helicopter into the f50 and was Unlucky with the 50m penalty but there were worse players

The 50 was bad. Right idea, wrong execution in a place where we couldn't afford that to happen.

 

[King Sheezel]

I'd have to watch his game again.

No. It's bad for your mental health mate

 

[the big lebowski]

Funny.

I thought Lmac played on Walter’s yesterday keeping him to 10 touches and 1.1 (the 1 goal coming from a soft free in the 1st qrt).

Obviously I have that wrong.

 

[zoomba23]

Funny.

I thought Lmac played on Walter’s yesterday keeping him to 10 touches and 1.1 (the 1 goal coming from a soft free in the 1st qrt).

Obviously I have that wrong.

Barely noticed Walters. Means LMac did a job. He has to play out of skin to offset the whipping boy bias. He stays in every week if he has that sort of impact. Aimless kicks and all.

People that are drunk on attacking flair are forgetting that there's another entire side to the game, which many good coaches prioritise.

I'm no great LMac fan but fair's fair. He was fine yesterday

 

[hotchilli]

Walters is an absolute shadow of the footballer he was.

 

[the big lebowski]

Walters is an absolute shadow of the footballer he was.

And?

Did Lmac play on him?

If yes, did Walters play well?

If no, then did McDonald do his job? Or no because Walter’s isn’t as good as he used to be?

 

[ansonholt]

Luke will come good. His team mates want him out there because they elected him co- captain so in that "space" he's doing something right.

He has indeed become a good lockdown defender. Not so much a rebounder but, and it's a very big BUT, he's a midfielder who kicks goals. Has never been played there by any of his coaches.

Would love to see one of them, just one, try him on the HFF, opposite Jy. Then see how that goes.

 

[hotchilli]

And?

Did Lmac play on him?

If yes, did Walters play well?

If no, then did McDonald do his job? Or no because Walter’s isn’t as good as he used to be?

I've got no idea if he did or not.

It's certainly relevant if he did as claimed as it adds context to the performance though as to the quality of the opponent he's matched up on.

 

[King Sheezel]

What a debacle.

Massive pick given and contract to a barely VFL standard footballer.

These decisions like with TT, CCJ just make everything worse.

 

[the big lebowski]

What a debacle.

Massive pick given and contract to a barely VFL standard footballer.

These decisions like with TT, CCJ just make everything worse.

lol you’re barely an EDFL standard poster. Get a clue

 

[the big lebowski]

I've got no idea if he did or not.

It's certainly relevant if he did as claimed as it adds context to the performance though as to the quality of the opponent he's matched up on.

See I just don’t understand. Lmac should be dropped or played poorly, because despite beating Walters, his man, it wasn’t good enough because Walters is now crap?

 

[King Sheezel]

lol you’re barely an EDFL standard poster. Get a clue

Excuse me?

LMac as Captain is ridiculous whether you like it or not.

If you rate LMac highly I'd suggest you're the one with no clue.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

lol you’re barely an EDFL standard poster. Get a clue

A new alias with 100 posts in less than a week, many of which are hyper-critical of the club, always bothers me. Some past posters should stay just that - past posters.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

I'd have to watch his game again.

I just watched the replay. He wasn’t as bad as I first thought. He was decent-good when he was around the ball. But he was pretty much never where the ball was.

 

[King Sheezel]

A new alias with 100 posts in less than a week, many of which are hyper-critical of the club, always bothers me. Some past posters should stay just that - past posters.

What do you disagree with me in my posts?

 

[hotchilli]

See I just don’t understand. Lmac should be dropped or played poorly, because despite beating Walters, his man, it wasn’t good enough because Walters is now crap?

I didn't say that LMac should be dropped, I purely made a comment about Walters. You are tying my comment into other posters opinions.

 

[the big lebowski]

I didn't say that LMac should be dropped, I purely made a comment about Walters. You are tying my comment into other posters opinions.

Fair enough. Apologies

 

[King Sheezel]

Funny.

I thought Lmac played on Walter’s yesterday keeping him to 10 touches and 1.1 (the 1 goal coming from a soft free in the 1st qrt).

Obviously I have that wrong.

Yes you are wrong.

 

[the big lebowski]

Yes you are wrong.

He didn’t play on Walters?

 

[LuvtheKangas]

What do you disagree with me in my posts?

The unnecessary negativity, e.g. still whining about LMac's recruitment. Which happened over a decade ago.

What was your previous alias?