Football Association, while also working with 's Melbourne-based players in a development role. At the end of 2011, McDonald signed a one-year contract with Greater Western Sydney. During the 2012 season, he was a playing assistant coach for the Giants. In his first game for the club, McDonald copped a two-game suspension for engaging in rough conduct on Sydney Swans player Luke Parker; ironically, he had served as a member on the Match Review Panel in the previous season. Statistics |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1997 |style="text-align:center;"| | 54 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 26 || 12 || 38 || 5 || 6 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 6.5 || 3.0 || 9.5 || 1.3 || 1.5 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 22 || 10 || 12 || 158 || 81 || 239 || 52 || 20 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 7.2 || 3.7 || 10.9 || 2.4 || 0.9 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 15 || 5 || 11 || 120 || 58 || 178 || 26 || 23 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 8.0 || 3.9 || 11.9 || 1.7 || 1.5 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 17 || 7 || 6 || 137 || 100 || 237 || 46 || 38 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 8.1 || 5.9 || 13.9 || 2.7 || 2.2 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 15 || 3 || 3 || 162 || 94 || 256 || 58 || 41 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 10.8 || 6.3 || 17.1 || 3.9 || 2.7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 20 || 2 || 4 || 176 || 124 || 300 || 59 || 58 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 8.8 || 6.2 || 15.0 || 3.0 || 2.9 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 21 || 4 || 4 || 230 || 210 || 440 || 106 || 84 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 11.0 || 10.0 || 21.0 || 5.0 || 4.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2004 |style="text-align:center;"| | 23 || 18 || 3 || 4 || 213 || 122 || 335 || 76 || 76 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 11.8 || 6.8 || 18.6 || 4.2 || 4.2 |-style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row"