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Luke McDonald

Luke McDonald

North Melbourne
Defender · Back Pocket Left #11 Active
Career games
236
Debut
2014
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Player Information

Height 189 cm
Age 31 years
Date of Birth 9-Feb-1995
AFL Debut 2014
Drafted: Pick #8 — 2013 National Draft by North Melbourne

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Luke McDonald made his AFL debut for North Melbourne in 2014 and has played 236 games for the club. North Melbourne selected him with pick 8 in the 2013 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was left back pocket. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 4.5 marks and 17.2 disposals per game. He played 23 games in his debut season, averaging 3.7 marks per game. His highest recorded season total is 119 marks, a tally he reached in 2022 and 2023. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 21.05 per game in 2017. The largest total in those seasons is 463 disposals, recorded in 2017.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20172246321.05
20251523215.47
20261828816.00
About these season figures

Compared 13 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2026 24
North Melbourne NME
Sydney @ SYD
L
70-123
S.C.G. MID RR 11 24 13 11 5 0 1 3 0 5 5 4 6 17 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 83% 67% 107 73 86 525 5 2 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0% 1 100% 0% 8 16 0 0 0 0% 0 8 61.5% 0 0 9 6 7 8 2 —
2026 19
North Melbourne NME
Melbourne vs MEL
L
76-92
Marvel Stadium FWD FPL 11 7 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 69% 100% 82 25 28 94 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0% 2 5 0 0 0 0% 0 5 100% 0 0 0.1 4 2 1 0 —
2026 18
North Melbourne NME
Collingwood @ COL
L
85-89
Marvel Stadium DEF HBFL 11 15 12 3 8 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 84% 93% 106 69 71 396 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 3 0% 0 0% 0% 4 3 0 1 1 9.1% 0 11 91.7% 0 0 9.7 4 7 3 0 —
2026 17
North Melbourne NME
Port Adelaide @ PTA
L
52-73
Adelaide Oval MID WR 11 15 6 9 3 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 5 9 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 78% 87% 93 58 58 195 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0% 0 0% 0% 1 7 0 0 0 0% 0 5 83.3% 0 0 8 7 4 2 1 —
2026 15
North Melbourne NME
Richmond @ RIC
W
73-48
MCG DEF BPL 11 16 10 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 5 11 4 3 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 91% 94% 104 75 64 320 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 6 0% 0 0% 0% 2 6 0 2 2 16.7% 0 9 90% 0 0 5.3 10 4 2 0 —
Latest 5 of 236 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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