"We work together a fair bit in training to try to get better at those things and he's been a big help to me." (Defensive coach) Jade Rawlings, Tom and I do a lot of work with our marking and spoiling craft. "He helps me a lot with technique and contest stuff. "At the start he was there to help me with things like the schedule, but now it's about on-field things." "We live together and have done ever since I moved down," Oscar McDonald told. That the McDonald brothers, who originate from the Edenhope-Aspley Football Netball Club, were selected with pick No.53 in their respective draft years – Tom in 2010 and Oscar in 2014 – makes that comparison more remarkable. Oscar has followed his older brother's lead, achieving the individual accolade in his 15th game (his 13th of the season), playing a key role in the Demons' 40-point victory over Port Adelaide on Saturday night.
Tom received a NAB AFL Rising Star nomination after 13 senior games in round 13, 2012. This season Oscar, 20, in his second season, has been entrusted with holding down a key defensive post ahead of experienced pair Lynden Dunn and Colin Garland. In 2012, Tom, in his second season, became a mainstay in Melbourne's defence as the club decided to promote and develop the young defender as it took a view to the future.
THE PARALLELS in the trajectory of the careers of Oscar McDonald and older brother Tom are almost uncanny. Vote for 2016's winner at the NAB AFL Rising Star hub.
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