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PLAYERS / TOM MCDONALD
Updated 17 May 2026

Tom Mcdonald

#146/177·Bye Rd 12
DEF
Price $381kBE 56Owned Bye Rd 12Avg 49.5
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
— HOLD

Tom McDonald returned a modest 60 in R5, barely clearing his 56 BE and averaging just 62.3 on the season at $380.7k. After the tantalising 88 in R3, this is a flat reset — he's scoring above breakeven but generating no meaningful cash. Hold if you own him, but at sub-70 average he's not worth chasing at this price.

Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
Stable
Trajectory
-$1k/wk
Consistency
Variable
Recent formSeason avg 50
60
39
88
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (DEF), ±$200k price band

Tom Mcdonald

DEF

Liam Duggan

DEF
Form
R3
88
R4
39
R5
60
R5
66
R6
75
R7
71
R8
53
R9
98
R10
104
Pricing
Price$381k
Price$379k
Breakeven56
Breakeven56

Decision

Should I trade Tom Mcdonald?

Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.

Intel feed

Recent intel

Role Change· T3

Tom McDonald is widely considered done as a forward — multiple commenters state his forward career is finished, with one noting McDonald himself has acknowledged this. Community sees him as replaceable.

Community Questions

What people are asking about Tom Mcdonald

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