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Australian rules footballer (born 1995)

Australian rules footballer

Luke McDonald
McDonald playing for North Melbourne in June 2017
Personal information
Full name	Luke Donald McDonald
Date of birth	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s)	Werribee (VFL)/Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)/Kew Comets (YJFL)
Draft	No. 8, 2013 National Draft, North Melbourne
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	North Melbourne
Number	11
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2014–	North Melbourne	203 (18)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
North Melbourne co-captain: 2023– Syd Barker Medal: 2020 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2014 22under22 team: 2014
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Luke Donald McDonald (born 9 February 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited under the father–son rule with the eighth selection in the 2013 national draft. His father, Donald McDonald played 155 games for North Melbourne and was working in the club's football department until he left to avoid any conflict of interest.

Early life

McDonald participated in the Auskick program at Kew-Victoria Park. He played his junior football with the Kew Comets (YJFL) and his senior football at the Werribee (VFL) whilst also playing for the Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) from which he was drafted by the North Melbourne Football Club at No. 8 in the 2013 National Draft. In 2012 during his final year of school, he captained Trinity Grammar to a premiership in the AGSV competition.

AFL career

North Melbourne (2014-)

McDonald played VFL for North Melbourne affiliate Werribee during the 2013 season and attended North's preseason training camp in Utah. He made his debut in the opening round of 2014 against Essendon and played in all but 1 game of that season including the finals campaign. He was voted 3rd in Rising Star award behind Western Bulldogs' Marcus Bontempelli and Brisbane Lions' Lewis Taylor. McDonald played in the 2014 AFL finals series including North's elimination final win against Essendon, semi final win against Geelong where he was named in the bests picking up 20 disposals. McDonald also participated in North's heavy preliminary final defeat to the Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium.

In February 2015, McDonald revealed that he had suffered a stress fracture to his back during a match against the Brisbane Lions in Round 15 of the previous season. The injury threatened to develop into a fracture-proper and McDonald was unable to train between games. Despite his injury concerns, he was noted in the media for several acts of courage on the field especially a tendency to 'go back with the flight of the ball'.

During North Melbourne's 2015 season McDonald played 14 games, kicking his first goal in North's Semi Final win over the Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium. While many commentators called McDonald's 2015 season disappointing including McDonald himself, in 2016 he regained form as well as his place in the team's best 22. In a round 13 Friday night game however, during a chase-down run of Hawthorn's small forward Cyril Rioli, McDonald injured his hamstring sidelining him for 10 weeks.

During 2016, McDonald signed a contract with North Melbourne, keeping him with the club until the end of 2018.

McDonald is currently North Melbourne’s co-captain, alongside teammate Jy Simpkin.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2024 season

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2014	North Melbourne	21	23	0	6	207	182	389	86	59	0.0	0.3	9.0	7.9	16.9	3.7	2.6	0
2015	North Melbourne	21	14	1	0	105	97	202	44	27	0.1	0.0	7.5	6.9	14.4	3.1	1.9	0
2016	North Melbourne	21	15	2	2	129	79	208	62	32	0.1	0.1	8.6	5.3	13.9	4.1	2.1	0
2017	North Melbourne	11	22	8	8	276	187	463	92	94	0.4	0.4	12.5	8.5	21.0	4.2	4.3	0
2018	North Melbourne	11	22	4	8	242	166	408	95	50	0.2	0.4	11.0	7.5	18.5	4.3	2.3	0
2019	North Melbourne	11	13	1	0	101	93	194	51	33	0.1	0.0	7.8	7.2	14.9	3.9	2.5	0
2020	North Melbourne	11	17	0	0	209	135	344	66	44	0.0	0.0	12.3	7.9	20.2	3.9	2.6	2
2021	North Melbourne	11	11	0	2	114	75	189	57	28	0.0	0.2	10.4	6.8	17.2	5.2	2.5	0
2022	North Melbourne	11	22	1	1	305	141	446	119	54	0.0	0.0	13.9	6.4	20.3	5.4	2.5	2
2023	North Melbourne	11	22	1	0	249	134	383	119	80	0.0	0.0	11.3	6.1	17.4	5.4	3.6	0
2024	North Melbourne	11	22	0	0	211	98	309	105	51	0.0	0.0	9.6	4.5	14.0	4.8	2.3	0
Career			203	18	27	2148	1387	3535	896	552	0.1	0.1	10.6	6.8	17.4	4.4	2.7	4

Notes

The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

Quayle, Emma (7 October 2013). "Luke McDonald 'relieved' to be North Melbourne's top draft pick". The Age. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
Gullan, Scott (7 October 2013). "North Melbourne claims exciting father–son prospect Luke McDonald with No.8 draft pick". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
AFL Record. Round 1, 2022. pg 88
Twomey, Callum (19 February 2015). "Young Kangaroo McDonald back stronger, taller". AFL.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
"Luke McDonald kicks first AFL goal in North Melbourne finals win over Sydney Swans". Herald Sun. News Limited. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
Niall, Jake (19 June 2016). "Luke McDonald set for lengthy stint on sidelines with hamstring injury". FoxSports. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
"Luke McDonald contract: North Melbourne defender re-signs until the end of 2018". Fox Sports. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
"Luke McDonald statistics". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

External links

Luke McDonald's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
Luke McDonald's playing statistics from AFL Tables

v t e North Melbourne Football Club – current squad
2 O'Sullivan 3 Sheezel 4 Corr 5 Daniel 6 Wardlaw 7 Duursma 8 Scott 9 Davies-Uniacke 10 McKercher 11 McDonald (c) 12 Simpkin (c) 13 Tucker 14 Urquhart 15 Stephens 16 Fisher 17 Hardeman 18 W. Dawson 19 Logue 20 Larkey 21 Coleman-Jones 22 Goad 23 Payne* 24 Powell 25 Curtis 26 Parker 27 Bergman 28 Darling 29 Phillips 30 Comben 31 Goater 32 Pink* 33 George 34 Archer 35 Whitlock 36 Stevens 37 Harvey 38 Xerri 39 Maley* 40 Ford 41 Konstanty 42 K. Dawson* 43 Teakle* 44 Zurhaar 46 Hansen Jr.* Coach: Clarkson * denotes rookie listed players

North Melbourne Football Club – current squad

2 O'Sullivan
3 Sheezel
4 Corr
5 Daniel
6 Wardlaw
7 Duursma
8 Scott
9 Davies-Uniacke
10 McKercher
11 McDonald (c)
12 Simpkin (c)
13 Tucker
14 Urquhart
15 Stephens
16 Fisher
17 Hardeman
18 W. Dawson
19 Logue
20 Larkey
21 Coleman-Jones
22 Goad
23 Payne*
24 Powell
25 Curtis
26 Parker
27 Bergman
28 Darling
29 Phillips
30 Comben
31 Goater
32 Pink*
33 George
34 Archer
35 Whitlock
36 Stevens
37 Harvey
38 Xerri
39 Maley*
40 Ford
41 Konstanty
42 K. Dawson*
43 Teakle*
44 Zurhaar
46 Hansen Jr.*

Coach: Clarkson

* denotes rookie listed players

v t e Syd Barker Medal · North Melbourne Football Club best and fairest winners
1929: Cameron 1930: N/A 1931: N/A 1932: Patterson 1933: N/A 1934: N/A 1935: Carter 1936: Skinner 1937: Carter 1938: Cordner 1939: Dyer 1940: Adamson 1941: Kennedy/Findlay 1942: Allister 1943: Kemp 1944: Crawford 1945: Foote 1946: Condon 1947: McKenzie 1948: O'Brien 1949: Foote 1950: Foote 1951: Spencer 1952: McCorkell 1953: O'Halloran 1954: Brady 1955: Brooker 1956: Edwards 1957: B. Martyn 1958: Aylett 1959: Aylett 1960: Aylett 1961: Dwyer 1962: Serong 1963: Teasdale 1964: Teasdale 1965: Teasdale 1966: Teasdale 1967: Dwyer 1968: Dugdale 1969: Kekovich 1970: Cable 1971: Dench 1972: Montgomery 1973: Davis 1974: Rantall 1975: Davis 1976: Dench 1977: Dench 1978: Blight 1979: Dempsey 1980: Greig 1981: Dench 1982: Glendinning 1983: Glendinning 1984: Hodgeman 1985: Larkin 1986: J. Krakouer 1987: Larkin 1988: Larkin 1989: M. Martyn 1990: Longmire 1991: Sholl/M. Martyn 1992: Carey 1993: Carey 1994: Schwass 1995: Schwass 1996: Carey 1997: Stevens 1998: Carey 1999: Stevens 2000: Bell 2001: Grant 2002: Simpson 2003: Harvey 2004: Rawlings 2005: Harvey 2006: Rawlings 2007: Harvey 2008: Harvey 2009: Swallow 2010: Harvey/Rawlings 2011: Wells/Swallow 2012: Swallow 2013: Wells/Thompson 2014: Cunnington 2015: Goldstein 2016: Tarrant 2017: Higgins 2018: Higgins 2019: Cunnington 2020: McDonald 2021: Simpkin 2022: Simpkin 2023: Sheezel 2024: Davies-Uniacke

Syd Barker Medal · North Melbourne Football Club best and fairest winners

1929: Cameron
1930: N/A
1931: N/A
1932: Patterson
1933: N/A
1934: N/A
1935: Carter
1936: Skinner
1937: Carter
1938: Cordner
1939: Dyer
1940: Adamson
1941: Kennedy/Findlay
1942: Allister
1943: Kemp
1944: Crawford
1945: Foote
1946: Condon
1947: McKenzie
1948: O'Brien
1949: Foote
1950: Foote
1951: Spencer
1952: McCorkell
1953: O'Halloran
1954: Brady
1955: Brooker
1956: Edwards
1957: B. Martyn
1958: Aylett
1959: Aylett
1960: Aylett
1961: Dwyer
1962: Serong
1963: Teasdale
1964: Teasdale
1965: Teasdale
1966: Teasdale
1967: Dwyer
1968: Dugdale
1969: Kekovich
1970: Cable
1971: Dench
1972: Montgomery
1973: Davis
1974: Rantall
1975: Davis
1976: Dench
1977: Dench
1978: Blight
1979: Dempsey
1980: Greig
1981: Dench
1982: Glendinning
1983: Glendinning
1984: Hodgeman
1985: Larkin
1986: J. Krakouer
1987: Larkin
1988: Larkin
1989: M. Martyn
1990: Longmire
1991: Sholl/M. Martyn
1992: Carey
1993: Carey
1994: Schwass
1995: Schwass
1996: Carey
1997: Stevens
1998: Carey
1999: Stevens
2000: Bell
2001: Grant
2002: Simpson
2003: Harvey
2004: Rawlings
2005: Harvey
2006: Rawlings
2007: Harvey
2008: Harvey
2009: Swallow
2010: Harvey/Rawlings
2011: Wells/Swallow
2012: Swallow
2013: Wells/Thompson
2014: Cunnington
2015: Goldstein
2016: Tarrant
2017: Higgins
2018: Higgins
2019: Cunnington
2020: McDonald
2021: Simpkin
2022: Simpkin
2023: Sheezel
2024: Davies-Uniacke

v t e Captains of the North Melbourne Football Club
VFL/AFL	1925–1926: Eicke 1926: Donnelly 1927: Barker 1927–1929: Tyson 1929: Trevaskis 1930–1931: Lewis 1932–1934: Taylor 1934–1935: Fitzmaurice 1935: Llewellyn 1936–1937: Gaudion 1937: Adamson 1938–1939: Forbes 1940: Thomas 1940: Adamson 1941: Cordner 1941–1943: Findlay 1944–1945: O'Brien 1946: Fairweather 1947: Dynon 1948–1951: Foote 1952–1953: Dynon 1954: Marchesi 1955: Lawrence 1956: Brooker 1957–1959: Brady 1960: Mantello 1961–1964: Aylett 1965–1967: Teasdale 1968–1970: Dugdale 1971: Goodingham 1972: Dench 1973–1975: Davis 1976–1979: Greig 1979–1988: Schimmelbusch 1988–1989: Law 1990–1992: Larkin 1993–2001: Carey 2002–2003: Stevens 2004–2008: Simpson 2009–2011: Harvey 2012–2016: Swallow 2017–2022: Ziebell 2023–: McDonald/Simpkin
AFL Women's	2019–: Kearney

Captains of the North Melbourne Football Club

VFL/AFL

1925–1926: Eicke
1926: Donnelly
1927: Barker
1927–1929: Tyson
1929: Trevaskis
1930–1931: Lewis
1932–1934: Taylor
1934–1935: Fitzmaurice
1935: Llewellyn
1936–1937: Gaudion
1937: Adamson
1938–1939: Forbes
1940: Thomas
1940: Adamson
1941: Cordner
1941–1943: Findlay
1944–1945: O'Brien
1946: Fairweather
1947: Dynon
1948–1951: Foote
1952–1953: Dynon
1954: Marchesi
1955: Lawrence
1956: Brooker
1957–1959: Brady
1960: Mantello
1961–1964: Aylett
1965–1967: Teasdale
1968–1970: Dugdale
1971: Goodingham
1972: Dench
1973–1975: Davis
1976–1979: Greig
1979–1988: Schimmelbusch
1988–1989: Law
1990–1992: Larkin
1993–2001: Carey
2002–2003: Stevens
2004–2008: Simpson
2009–2011: Harvey
2012–2016: Swallow
2017–2022: Ziebell
2023–: McDonald/Simpkin

AFL Women's

2019–: Kearney

v t e Current AFL captains
Jordan Dawson (Adelaide) Harris Andrews/Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) Zach Merrett (Essendon) Alex Pearce (Fremantle) Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Touk Miller/Jarrod Witts (Gold Coast) Toby Greene (Greater Western Sydney) James Sicily (Hawthorn) Max Gawn (Melbourne) Luke McDonald/Jy Simpkin (North Melbourne) Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide) Toby Nankervis (Richmond) Jack Steele (St Kilda) Callum Mills (Sydney) Oscar Allen/Liam Duggan (West Coast) Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)

Current AFL captains

Jordan Dawson (Adelaide)
Harris Andrews/Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)
Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
Darcy Moore (Collingwood)
Zach Merrett (Essendon)
Alex Pearce (Fremantle)
Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong)
Touk Miller/Jarrod Witts (Gold Coast)
Toby Greene (Greater Western Sydney)
James Sicily (Hawthorn)
Max Gawn (Melbourne)
Luke McDonald/Jy Simpkin (North Melbourne)
Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide)
Toby Nankervis (Richmond)
Jack Steele (St Kilda)
Callum Mills (Sydney)
Oscar Allen/Liam Duggan (West Coast)
Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)

v t e 2014 AFL Rising Star nominees
Rd 1: Dunstan Rd 2: Buckley Rd 3: Kelly Rd 4: McDonald Rd 5: Crouch Rd 6: Aish Rd 7: Langdon Rd 8: Impey Rd 9: Taylor Rd 10: Kolodjashnij Rd 11: Merrett Rd 12: Daniher Rd 13: Bontempelli Rd 14: Billings Rd 15: Cunningham Rd 16: Menzel Rd 17: Hrovat Rd 18: Patton Rd 19: Gardiner Rd 20: Stringer Rd 21: Lloyd Rd 22: Taberner Rd 23: Martin
Italics denote winner

v t e 2013 AFL national draft
First round	1. Tom Boyd 2. Josh Kelly 3. Jack Billings 4. Marcus Bontempelli 5. Kade Kolodjashnij 6. Matthew Scharenberg 7. James Aish 8. Luke McDonald (F/S) 9. Christian Salem 10. Nathan Freeman 11. Dom Sheed 12. Ben Lennon 13. Patrick Cripps 14. Cam McCarthy 15. Zak Jones 16. Darcy Lang 17. Michael Apeness 18. Luke Dunstan 19. Blake Acres 20. Jack Leslie
Second round	21. Jarman Impey 22. Darcy Gardiner 23. Matt Crouch 24. Billy Hartung 25. Daniel McStay 26. Zach Merrett 27. Sean Lemmens 28. Lewis Taylor 29. Rory Lobb 30. Trent Dumont 31. Malcolm Karpany 32. George Hewett 33. Tom Cutler 34. Nick Robertson 35. Toby Nankervis 36. Jarrad Jansen 37. Alex Pearce 38. Dayle Garlett
Third round	39. Cameron Giles 40. Jay Kennedy Harris 41. Jake Kolodjashnij 42. Matt Fuller 43. Tom Barrass 44. Aliir Aliir 45. Mitchell Harvey 46. Riley Knight 47. Ben Brown 49. Dylan Main 50. Nathan Gordon 51. Nick Holman 52. Darcy Byrne-Jones 54. Josh Walker (RP) 55. Orazio Fantasia 56. James Sicily
Fourth round	57. Jayden Hunt 58. Brady Grey 59. Jonathon Ceglar (RP) 60. Mitch Honeychurch 61. Jamie Bennell (RP) 62. Jonathan Freeman (Academy selection) 63. George Burbury (RP) 64. Lauchlan Dalgleish (RP) 65. Tom Langdon 66. Sam Lloyd 68. Karl Amon 70. Matt Taberner (RP) 71. Will Langford (RP)
Fifth round	74. Jeremy McGovern (RP) 75. Justin Clarke (RP) 76. Kyle Hartigan (RP) 77. Jonathon Marsh 80. Brandon Jack (RP)
Sixth round	82. Mitch Clisby (RP) 83. Tom Curren (RP) 84. Brett Goodes (RP) 85. Simon Tunbridge (RP) 86. Rory Laird (RP) 87. Sam Dwyer (RP) 89. Ed Curnow (RP) 90. Dane Rampe (RP)
Seventh round	92. Adam Oxley (RP) 93. Ricky Petterd (RP) 94. Tom Bell (RP)
Eighth round	95. Zac Williams (RP)
Ninth round	97. Jake Barrett (NSW Zone)

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