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The son of former Kangaroos player Donald McDonald, North Melbourne took Luke as a father-son selection with the eighth pick of the 2013 AFL Draft.

It proved inspired, as McDonald went on to play 23 games in his debut campaign for the club, cementing himself as a mainstay on the half-back flank in the team’s run to the preliminary final.

In 2020 the No.11 claimed his first Syd Barker Medal as he swept the club awards, and in 2023 he fulfilled a boyhood dream as he was named co-captain alongside Jy Simpkin.

North Melbourne debut: Round 1, 2014
Career Brownlow votes: 4

2024: Voted in by his peers, McDonald served as co-captain for a second year and missed just the one game in his 11th campaign at North Melbourne.

He checked off another career achievement late in the season, recording his 200th AFL game in the Round 21 win over Richmond.
Luke McDonald
The son of former Kangaroos player Donald McDonald, North Melbourne took Luke as a father-son selection with the eighth pick of the 2013 AFL Draft.

It proved inspired, as McDonald went on to play 23 games in his debut campaign for the club, cementing himself as a mainstay on the half-back flank in the team’s run to the preliminary final.

In 2020 the No.11 claimed his first Syd Barker Medal as he swept the club awards, and in 2023 he fulfilled a boyhood dream as he was named co-captain alongside Jy Simpkin.

North Melbourne debut: Round 1, 2014
Career Brownlow votes: 4

2024: Voted in by his peers, McDonald served as co-captain for a second year and missed just the one game in his 11th campaign at North Melbourne.

He checked off another career achievement late in the season, recording his 200th AFL game in the Round 21 win over Richmond.
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Honours

North Melbourne Co-Captain
Years award won:
2023 - 2024
Syd Barker Medal Winner
Years award won:
2020
Shinboner of the Year
Years award won:
2020
Harold Henderson Best Clubman Award
Years award won:
2020, 2022
North Melbourne Vice-Captain
Years award won:
2021 - 2022
22Under22 Team
Years award won:
2014 (interchange)

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  • 03:33

    McDonald on why he backs Simpkin to skipper alone

    Luke McDonald explains why he chose to stand down as co-captain

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  • 02:54

    Luke McDonald's road to 200 games

    How North Melbourne's co-captain reached a major milestone

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  • 00:43

    McDonald's ripping roost leads North back

    Luke McDonald winds up from downtown and slams through a huge major

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  • 07:59

    'We feel we really turned a corner against the Saints': McDonald

    Co-captain Luke McDonald speaks to the media at Blundstone Arena ahead of our Round 9 clash with Port Adelaide

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  • 02:17
    Interview
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    'We had our chances to take it': Co-captain reflects on loss

    Luke McDonald chats to NMFC Media after the 19-point defeat to Hawthorn

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  • 03:51
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    Mic'd up with Luke and Jy: Skippers show off 'new GPS'

    Co-captains Luke McDonald and Jy Simpkin get mic'd up for training, exclusive for our Members First hub

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  • 03:25

    Dynamic duo officially take over, Clarko's bold move

    AFL.com.au's Sarah Olle with the latest news on Footy Feed

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  • 11:57

    'It's been a dream of mine': Skippers face the media

    Jy Simpkin and Luke McDonald have their first media conference as North Melbourne's new co-captains

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  • 02:30

    Co-captains to guide Roos into new era

    North Media takes you inside the moment the 2023 AFL leadership group and captaincy was announced

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  • 01:50

    Clarkson 'in a hurry' for success, says McDonald

    Luke McDonald speaks to 10 News First about senior coach Alastair Clarkson's premiership vision

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Latest Player News

  1. Feature
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    Luke McDonald's career (so far) in 11 photos

    Ahead of his 200th game, NMFC Media has taken a look at Luke McDonald's career through photos

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  2. North Melbourne adds four new Life Members

    North Melbourne is proud to induct Carl Dilena, Kayne Turner, Greg Ryan and Luke McDonald as the latest Life Members of the club at the 2023 Syd Barker Medal

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  3. Co-captain confident teammate will rebound from omission

    North Melbourne co-captain Luke McDonald is backing longstanding Shinboner Ben Cunnington to be back to his best in no time.

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  4. Kangaroos full of optimism after wholesale changes

    After plenty of changes, Luke McDonald is upbeat about the Kangaroos' prospects this year

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The North Melbourne Kangaroos acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, the traditional owners of our spiritual homeground at Arden Street. We extend our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia.