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

[Fart Cummings]

So back in the 90’s or 00’s?

feel like you are trying to dox me!!

 

[Midas]

Thank you Donald

Haven’t got the Function business to a point where we can take two salaries so have to keep backing him up til we can afford it mate.

Seriously though, the berating in here is next level ridiculous for solid output he provides.

Stand by the contribution he makes as a Leader too.

And I’ll add too, stood Kosi Pickett for a good amount of time when he was forward.

One of the more electric players in the Comp and held him to sweet FA.

But let’s all conveniently overlook that because he had a god awful 72% DE.

 

[King Corey]

Haven’t got the Function business to a point where we can take two salaries so have to keep backing him up til we can afford it mate.

Seriously though, the berating in here is next level ridiculous for solid output he provides.

Stand by the contribution he makes as a Leader too.

And I’ll add too, stood Kosi Pickett for a good amount of time when he was forward.

One of the more electric players in the Comp and held him to sweet FA.

But let’s all conveniently overlook that because he had a god awful 72% DE.

Would like a fact check on this.

Pickett had a sub par game but I can't recall Luke being assigned to him or directly competing with h i m in multiple contests.

Luke seemed to be getting shuffled around amongst other mid size opponents who found opportunity against him.

Happy to be wrong if you have more information to support your claim.

 

[Midas]

Would like a fact check on this.

Pickett had a sub par game but I can't recall Luke being assigned to him or directly competing with h i m in multiple contests.

Luke seemed to be getting shuffled around amongst other mid size opponents who found opportunity against him.

Happy to be wrong if you have more information to support your claim.

Watched closely and he spent a lot of time shuffling to get Fisher in the clear and in turn ended up defending him one on one when not at a stoppage.

Only when he got caught out did he end up on Turner a couple of times.

Those are the intangibles that kids can’t learn without some support - hence his value.

 

[King Corey]

Watched closely and he spent a lot of time shuffling to get Fisher in the clear and in turn ended up defending him one on one when not at a stoppage.

Only when he got caught out did he end up on Turner a couple of times.

Those are the intangibles that kids can’t learn without some support - hence his value.

Fwiw I just watched McDonald's entire game involvements (AFL app) and there was only 1 wing contest where he and Pickett were competing in the same pack.

Tucker was minding Pickett.

 

[Midas]

Fwiw I just watched McDonald's entire game involvements (AFL app) and there was only 1 wing contest where he and Pickett were competing in the same pack.

Tucker was minding Pickett.

At stoppage yes

 

[tazaa]

Fwiw I just watched McDonald's entire game involvements (AFL app) and there was only 1 wing contest where he and Pickett were competing in the same pack.

Tucker was minding Pickett.

Tucker or Fisher were on Pickett

McDonald has Disco Turner lol

 

[Kanga Glory]

Would love to be able to say Luke did ok today, haven't been able too for a long time

 

[King Corey]

Clarkson talked Luke up in the presser fwiw.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Something in the game would be a bonus

 

[shinboner magic]

I have severe selective attention.

The past three weeks Ive been smoking a heavy amount of hopium. CCJ will work out as we improve.

Pause the smoking while posting on here - CCJ lol

 

[The Dougster]

Clarkson talked Luke up in the presser fwiw.

He's busting a gut, he cares and always puts his head over the ball. A true shinboner.

 

[rickety]

Please just go.

 

[King Corey]

He's busting a gut, he cares and always puts his head over the ball. A true shinboner.

I disagree with Clarkson though mate. He tries but he's awful.

 

[Mute Point]

He's the captain of our club who plays the game like an u12 player.
Tries hard, but kicks for space.... just to clear it out of his area, must times just keeps coming back from whence it came.

 

[Reagan Smash]

Battler

 

[Uncle_Leo]

It’s time to go

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Embarrassing.

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

Yeah, nah. Tries but just makes too many mistakes and seems to have lost both pace and agility.
Luckily for him he’s contracted for two more years. I’d be looking to transition him out of the side next year Captain or not.

 

[Ardent Roo]

Bergman. Hardeman. Not short of like for like better options either, and that's without Goater.

 

[AnEmptyChair]

A bit painful and also a little sad watching him tbh

 

[CharlieMortdecai]

Honestly cannot see how he keeps his place.

 

[Reagan Smash]

He did the same thing Easter Friday last year

Runs past Sheezel asking for the ball .
Gets ball

Off target and doesn’t make the distance .
Carlton two kicks to Motlop and goal

On the replay you see a first year player, miles in front of concrete boots McDonald(C) running back to defend.

That night he was put into my Whipping Boys Hall of Fame

Absolute relic of the Scott era

 

[King Corey]

On top of it all is the Reagan Smash scenario, where we actually setup some good play and Luke finds it in space only to kick it as high as he does long.

In his own head I think he sees himself as our Bachar Houli

14

Bachar Houli

Age

36

Ht

180cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.4

5star

K

12.8

5star

HB

9.6

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

431.0

5star

D

22.8

5star

K

10.5

4star

HB

12.3

5star

M

6.5

5star

T

2.3

3star

MG

302.8

4star

D

14.0

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.0

3star

when he goes calling for hands.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Long bomb Luke needs to go. Tries, but he is a one paced battler.