Oscar MCDONALD

2017 Digest:   Looked more assured with each game he played last year. Needs more intensity at times, but he’s going OK.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	StK	Improved as day wore on as there was less pressure from St Kilda	5
2	Carl	Still gives Dees fans the heebie-jeebies with ball in hand but also did some good things in back half.	5
3	Geel	Surprisingly went to Hawkins but that didn’t last and was moved to Menzel who also fried hm.	2
4	VFL	Okay down back without starring. Needs a few more weeks to totally regain his confidence.	–
5	VFL	Just fair in defence, but had less and less to do as the night wore on.	–
6	Ess	Steady enough on return to the team down back. Had Hooker for long periods and did a reasonable job.	6
7	Haw	“Bottom bunk” McDonald mixed good and bad. Okay without getting fans overly aroused with his effort.	5
8	Adel	Strong in defensive fifty and stopped Josh Jenkins from dominating.	7
9	NM	If he threw a stick at the ground it would probably miss. Beaten defensively and butchered footy offensively.	2
10	GCS	Dropped marks, turned the ball over for three quarters, then showed some physical intent late. Has to get better.	3
11		Bye.
12	Coll	Panicky early on with ball in hand, then came of age in back half. Something to build a career on.	7
13	WB	Backed up last week’s effort with another strong, assertive performance in defence. Used ball very well.	7
14	WCE	Had his hands full defensively. The key forwards at West Coast were good.	4
15	Syd	Led a merry dance early by Rohan out of goalsquare, but then settled. Fair, but down on recent weeks.	4
16	Carl	Struggled at times down back but kept battling away. Like teammates Casboult’s marking troubled the Dee defence.	5
17	Adel	When he has to play on an opponent with nous/movement, his slow reactions are shown up. Walker made him look silly at times.	2
18	Port	Took plenty of intercept marks and got back to some better form after a poor one in Darwin.	6
19	NM	Terrible defensively. Flogged by Brown when on him. Just so slow to react to his opponent’s movements.	1
20	GWS	Watched the ball sail over his head with regularity in first term. But overall was okay down back.	7
21	StK	Mixed and matched down back and generally did a solid job. Played with poise.	6
22	Bris	Other than a couple of iffy kicks, was steady enough down back opposed to Close.	6
23	Coll	Went to Cox and Grundy when they were resting in attack. Other than one turnover in attack, was far from the worst.	6

2016 Season

1	GWS	Looked a bit out of his depth until rolling an ankle and ended day on crutches.	3
2		Ankle.
3	VFL	Had little trouble defending what came his way down back. Composed effort.	–
4	VFL	Involved in a heavy clash early and played no further part.	–
5		Concussion.
6	VFL	Part of a back half that stood firm late when trying to defend the lead.	–
7	VFL	Part of a defence that only conceded two goals all day. Solid.	–
8	VFL	Became more confident as game wore on after a tough start.	–
9	Bris	Beaten badly by Freeman early and lacks confidence with ball in hand. Speed still a query.	4
10	Port	Lacked urgency and physicality in defence. Poor outing and needs more time to develop in VFL.	2
11	Haw	Spoilt well at times and OK late, but just looks so far out of his depth at this level.	2
12	Coll	Took White at times and had a few problems with him. Has to work on his poise.	4
13	Syd	Match-up on resting ruck and hampered by hip corkie. Poor error broke Dees back in third term.	4
15	Adel	Slow to make decisions defensively and led to the ball too often. A step backwards.	3
16	Frem	Took Taberner and tested until injuring ankle in third term marking contest and hobbled off.	3
17	StK	Gave Membrey far too much room and sluggishness to react to ball movement ahead again an issue.	3
18	WCE	Beaten too often in one-on-ones early. Hampered by leg injury late.	5
19	GCS	Slow start but got better as the game wore on down back and ended up on top of Wright.	6
20	Haw	Looked shaky a number of times when he got the ball. Tends to play hot potato.	4
21	Port	Great counter attack from defence with five rebound-50s.	7
22	Carl	Took Everitt and OK in back half with no glaring errors.	5
23	Geel	Looked out of his depth at times and no match for Menzel among others.	3

2015 Season

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2		–
3	VFL	Played OK in defence in Casey’s development league	–
4	VFL	OK in defence in Scorpions’ development squad.	–
5	VFL	Had 12 touches and five inside 50s. OK.	–
6	VFL	Kicked a late goal after a good mark. Showed a bit.	–
7	VFL	Not really a factor but is learning with each passing week.	–
8	VFL	Did well down back. Competed hard, used ball well.	–
9	VFL	Bye.	–
10	VFL	OK down back and looks a nice developing type.	–
11	VFL	Defended well and gave some run.	–
12	VFL	Tried hard down back and can hold his head high.	–
13	VFL	Bye.	–
14	VFL	Developing well in defence and took another big step forward.	–
15	VFL	OK in defence.	–
16	VFL	Quieter than previous outings. Learning each week.	–
17	VFL	Played mostly in defence but drifted down for a goal.	–
18		Rested.
19		Groin.
20		Groin.
21	VFL	Did some good things in first game back from injury.	–
22	Frem	OK debut. Found the pace a bit hot at times.	3
23	GWS	Steady enough down back in second league game.	5