The Demon premiership forward managed to get his body right for the first time in years and, as a consequence, he revitalised his career back in defence. Has signed on for another year in 2025.

Date of Birth: 18 September 1992
Height: 195cm

Games MFC 2024: 22
Career Total:  232

Goals MFC 2024: 3
Career Total:  169

Melbourne Football Club: 10th Best & Fairest  - 301 votes

Great effort Tom McDonald, so glad that you came back fitter and stronger in 2024 we certainly needed you holding down CHB for us, the contract extension was well deserved.

Gun!  And future MFC legend IMO. 

Wood love to c him get to 250 games. 

Arguably our most consistent player across the season. Brilliant idea to move him down back where he looks comfortable and performs his role so well.

I also reckon his field kicking has improved a bit the last couple of years

The Phoenix rose from the ashes in 2024.

Long may it continue..

An unexpected very solid season

vital player when fit, and has been since he lined up as a teenager on nick riewoldt in his pomp

loved seeing him finally having a decent run with his body, long may it continue

On 22/10/2024 at 19:42, Queanbeyan Demon said:

Wood love to c him get to 250 games. 

Same!

Would be a well deserved 250 games at the Melbourne Football Club.

Hope he has another excellent season in 2025!

On ya Macca! 🔴🔵👹

Thank you, all posters here.

Doesn't he seem to have been here forever?

Very happy for a bit more forevering.

One of the most incredible careers in any sport I reckon.

Massive whipping boy in defence.

Swings forward - premiership.

Light on in defence but coach says he's never going back again.

Goes back and rips it up.

Long may it continue!

Look up resilience and tenacity and you'll find a picture of Tom McDonald.  Together with Jake Melksham making it back and impacting a few games, I think T Mac was one of the few MFC feel good/winning stories of the season.  Could be forgiven for dropping his bundle and having a mediocre season at Casey with the personal off feild family trauma he had in the off season.  But I don't think giving up and throwing in the towel is in Tommy's DNA.  I really love the verbal sparing between Tommy and Max.  Max exadurates and talks him down, that he's an ordinary bloke, but it's clear he has huge respect for Tom as a person, a footballer and professional athlete.

There were a couple of games where he was a bit below par and also a few where his frustration with the teams performance/predicament got the better of him and that was clearly evident in his emotional response on the field.  But by in large a really solid year when we needed him down back.  My biggest regret is that Goody didn't use T Mac's refound confidence in cluncking big marks more and swing him forward in games earlier where Petty was struggling to impact up forward - I think we could have pinched a few there with his presence and goal kicking ability.  It probably could also have helped Petty regain his confidence a bit using a defender to lead him to the ball and not having to be the target of defensive spoils every contest.