From the Demons: Dee to debut

Oscar McDonald will debut against Fremantle on Sunday

By melbournefc.com.au

Young defender Oscar McDonald will make his AFL debut for Melbourne against Fremantle at Domain Stadium on Sunday.

McDonald was told by coach Paul Roos on Wednesday night that he would don the red and blue for the first time in Perth.

The 19-year-old was at home with older brother and teammate Tom when Roos called. Although Tom didn’t know the news, he twigged something was up and started to film Oscar’s conversation with Roos, believing it was about his ensuing debut.

“It was about five or six o’clock when I got the phone call from Roosy and it could’ve gone one or two ways. It could’ve been good [news] or not so good,” he told Dee TV.

“He said ‘congratulations on your first match this weekend over in Perth against Fremantle’.

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